American English pronunciation
How to pronounce chairman
IPA transcription: ['tʃɛɹmən]
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Noun
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the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
“address your remarks to the chairperson”
Verb
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act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
“She chaired the department for many years”
Usage examples
- The town has a town council with a chairman and four councilmembers.
- Harrell is a former chairman of the American Dental Association Council on Governmental Affairs.
- He was also chairman of the Manitoba Civil Service Commission.
- Don Celso's eldest son Demetrio "Bolo" Tuason is the Chairman Emeritus.
- He has been a benefactor to the arts and Chairman of English National Opera.
- Leonard A. Lauder is Chairman Emeritus.
- He is currently the chairman of the Citizens' Party.
- Morris also served as chairman of the board of Lincoln Center.
- The Council Chairman is Janis Dimitrijevs.
- In later years Weintraub was Chairman of the Trinidad and Tobago Industrial Development Corporation.