chairperson
noun
chair·per·son
ˈcher-ˌpər-sᵊn 
plural chairpersons
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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Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Wei Yujing, the cofounder and chairperson of Chicjoc, provides further elaboration.
—Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2025
An act of legislation created it, the Fed chairperson and other members of the board have to show up for congressional hearings, which turn into partisan grillings.
—Vipin Bharathan, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Cash aid from table banking Justine Obura, the chairperson of the No Sex For Fish Group, says the group members are trying to support each other.
—Viola Kosome, NPR, 28 Aug. 2025
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 21 Sep. 2025.
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