chairperson
noun
chair·per·son
ˈcher-ˌpər-sᵊn 
plural chairpersons or chairpeople
1
: the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or event
2
: the administrative officer of a department of instruction (as in a college)
Examples of chairperson in a Sentence
A new chairperson for the committee has not yet been appointed.
the chairperson will determine the order in which people will speak
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Among those inside the building was Ozgur Ozel, elected as party chairperson in November 2023 but dismissed by the court ruling.
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ABC News, 24 May 2026
Among those inside the building was Ozgur Ozel, elected as party chairperson in November 2023 but dismissed from that post by an appellate court ruling last week.
—Cinar Kiper, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
City Councilmember Oswald Feliz (D-Bronx), chairperson of the Council’s Public Safety Committee, at a solo press conference outside the Garden before Game 3 tipped off, called for the Police Department to reverse its decision.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Darlene McNeal, chairperson for the club’s Scholarship Committee, said the Woman’s Club presented six $1,000 scholarships that evening.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
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ABC News, 24 May 2026
Among those inside the building was Ozgur Ozel, elected as party chairperson in November 2023 but dismissed from that post by an appellate court ruling last week.
—Cinar Kiper, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2026
City Councilmember Oswald Feliz (D-Bronx), chairperson of the Council’s Public Safety Committee, at a solo press conference outside the Garden before Game 3 tipped off, called for the Police Department to reverse its decision.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 23 May 2026
Darlene McNeal, chairperson for the club’s Scholarship Committee, said the Woman’s Club presented six $1,000 scholarships that evening.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for chairperson
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“Chairperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairperson. Accessed 27 May. 2026.
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