chairwoman
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chairwomen
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Is it chairman , chairwoman, or chairperson? See chairperson.
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Former California GOP chairwoman Jessica Millan Patterson said that while the ad wasn’t for her, she understood the campaign’s desire to expand its reach to different voters.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
At the center of our story is Cheng Li-wun, the KMT’s new chairwoman, who in April took a red-carpet, six-day tour of the mainland, capped by an audience with Xi.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026
Officials treated Cheng Li-wun, chairwoman of the Kuomintang, or KMT, to high-level meetings and a Shanghai river cruise.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 22, 2026
Delivering the conclusion of her inquiry, chairwoman Lady Justice Thirlwall said it would never be possible to know for sure how many lives could have been saved.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
Last week, I told the cultural chairwoman about my idea of compiling a songbook, and she agreed to let me and Roza do it.
From "What the Night Sings" by Vesper Stamper
Those guests included 30 former ball chairwomen, including its first.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 14, 2018
Goddard was chosen to head the inquiry after two previous chairwomen were appointed, and then rejected because of their connections to Britain's establishment.
From US News ● Aug. 5, 2016
But in an institution whose core function — writing laws — rests with committees, chairmen and chairwomen wield enormous influence.
From New York Times ● Feb. 2, 2015
Two chairwomen were appointed, attacked and stepped down in a matter of weeks.
From BBC ● Jan. 20, 2015
The reason of her being so many chairwomen also rested on her fitness.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, November, 1878 of Popular Literature and Science by Various
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