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chairman
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun chairman has 1 sense
- chairman(n = noun.person) chair, chairperson, chairwoman, president - the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" has particulars: kalon tripa, vice chairman
is a kind of presiding officer
Derived forms verb chairman1, noun chairmanship1
Verb chairman has 1 sense
- chairman(v = verb.social) chair - act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years" is one way to head, lead
Derived form noun chairman1
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
CIDE DICTIONARY
chairman, n.
- The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body. [1913 Webster]
- One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan. [1913 Webster]"Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses." [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
chairman, n. (pl. -men; fem. chairwoman, pl. -women)
1 a person chosen to preside over a meeting.
2 the permanent president of a committee, a board of directors, a firm, etc.
3 the master of ceremonies at an entertainment etc.
4 hist. either of two sedan-bearers.
1 a person chosen to preside over a meeting.
2 the permanent president of a committee, a board of directors, a firm, etc.
3 the master of ceremonies at an entertainment etc.
4 hist. either of two sedan-bearers.
Derivative
chairmanship n.
ROGET THESAURUS
chairman
Director
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