chairwoman

[ chair-woom-uhn ]

/ ˈtʃɛərˌwʊm ən /

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noun, plural chair·wom·en.

a woman who presides over a meeting, committee, department, etc.

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Also called chairlady.

Origin of chairwoman

First recorded in 1690–1700; chair + woman

usage note for chairwoman

See chairperson.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chairwoman

chair, chairman, chairperson, chairwoman

Words nearby chairwoman

chairmanship, chairperson, chair rail, chair table, chair warmer, chairwoman, chair yoga, chaise, chaise longue, chaitya, Chaka

How to use chairwoman in a sentence

Jessica Rosenworcel, the acting chairwoman of the Federal Communications Commission, said on Twitter that the agency was working to figure out what was going on with the outage.
Big Internet outages hit the East Coast, causing issues for Verizon, Zoom, Slack, Gmail|Rachel Lerman|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
The Central Committee of the Republican Party of San Diego County elected Paula Whitsell to serve as the new chairwoman of the local party Monday.
Morning Report: Gloria’s Big Plans and Priorities|Voice of San Diego|January 15, 2021|Voice of San Diego
In one high-profile example, in 2014, he threatened to hold the chairwoman of the Geauga County Republican Party in contempt of court after he learned she had privately characterized him as a “narcissist and mentally ill.”
The Family Court Judge Who Threatened a Mother With Contempt of Court for Getting Her Child a COVID-19 Test|by Marshall Allen, ProPublica, and Rachel Dissell for ProPublica|December 18, 2020|ProPublica
Instead, in August the CPSC’s then-acting chairwoman posted a brief “safety alert” about the elevator door gap on the agency’s website and sent a similar notice to governors in every state.
After years of devastating home elevator accidents, first safety recall announced|Todd Frankel|December 17, 2020|Washington Post

Delia Houseal, chairwoman of the Advisory Neighborhood Commission in Marshall Heights, said “there has been a lot of shootings in our area for the past couple of days now.”
1-year-old Carmelo Duncan is the latest victim of gun violence in D.C. as homicides hit a 15-year high|Peter Hermann, Clarence Williams|December 3, 2020|Washington Post
She is chairwoman for the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science, and Community Development.
Why You’ve Never Heard of the World’s Best-Dressed Royal|Keli Goff|April 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Chairwoman: PA starting war against soldiers, we'll defend them.
Celebrating Arab Deaths In The IDF|Orly Halpern|April 15, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Labor Chairwoman Shelly Yachimovich also wrote Obama congratulations.
Sleepwalking Through The Campaign|Orly Halpern|January 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Gen. that they prevent the Iranian President from speaking, said the organization's chairwoman Irit Kahn.
Bibi Or The Beeb|Orly Halpern|September 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
On State of the Union, the DNC chairwoman said the GOP is only interested in a jobs bill that would aid corporations.
7 Best Moments from Sunday Talk|The Daily Beast Video|October 16, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When they were all seated round the table Miss Mackenzie, who was chairwoman, took out the agenda and read its contents aloud.
The Rebel of the School|Mrs. L. T. Meade
She greeted her chairwoman somewhat tremulously, and then faced her audience.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie
She turned from her responsive audience to the chairwoman, who handed her a yellow envelope.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie
Some rather humorous discussion was had as to whether the president should be called Mrs. Chairman or Mrs. Chairwoman.
History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)|Various
"Silence, if you please, for the Chairwoman," said Miss Gilchrist.
The Tree of Heaven|May Sinclair