chairwoman

[chair-woom-uhn]

noun

plural

chairwomen 

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

Gender Note

Is it chairman , chairwoman, or chairperson? See chairperson.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chairwoman¹

First recorded in 1690–1700; chair + woman

Example Sentences

The committee's chairwoman, Conservative MP Caroline Dinenage, has said Davie's departure was "regrettable" but that "restoring trust in the corporation must come first".

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The group's chairwoman, Labour MP Carolyn Harris, called for a complete freeze on excise duty in Wednesday's Budget and for the remainder of this Parliament.

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"It shows that he can get stuff done," Christale Spain, chairwoman of the South Carolina Democratic Party, told The New York Times.

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“They think our voices are so small that we don’t count, and because we’re red,” fumed Monica Rossman, the chairwoman of the Glenn County Board of Supervisors in rural Northern California.

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Beverly Lindsay is chairwoman of the UK-based Association of Jamaican Nationals, which is based in the UK, and says everyone is praying for those affected by the hurricane.

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Related Words

• administrator 
• chairperson 
• director 
• leader 
• spokesman