chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
ˈcher-ˌwu̇-mən 
plural chairwomen
: a woman who serves as chairperson
the committee's chairwoman
the chairwoman of the university's physics department
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In November 2024, the Magic Circle’s chairwoman, Laura London, launched a campaign to track Lloyd down.
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The only child of iron ore wildcatter Lang Hancock who died in 1992, Rinehart took over and rebuilt his ailing company Hancock Prospecting, becoming chairwoman in 1992.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The team heading the new initiative includes Bennett with Christie Mullin as chairwoman of rural policy, vice chairman Kip Tom, who in the first Trump administration served in Rome as chief of the United States Mission to the United Nations, and Sarah Frey as senior adviser for rural policy.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Before founding Tippet Rise, Ms. Halstead served as chairwoman of her father’s liquor company, which created Grey Goose vodka.
—Lauren Gallow, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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Jack Guy, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
The only child of iron ore wildcatter Lang Hancock who died in 1992, Rinehart took over and rebuilt his ailing company Hancock Prospecting, becoming chairwoman in 1992.
—Christopher Helman, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The team heading the new initiative includes Bennett with Christie Mullin as chairwoman of rural policy, vice chairman Kip Tom, who in the first Trump administration served in Rome as chief of the United States Mission to the United Nations, and Sarah Frey as senior adviser for rural policy.
—Paul Bedard, The Washington Examiner, 16 Apr. 2025
Before founding Tippet Rise, Ms. Halstead served as chairwoman of her father’s liquor company, which created Grey Goose vodka.
—Lauren Gallow, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
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“Chairwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairwoman. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who conducts a meeting
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