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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Reichert is chairwoman of Restore San Diego.
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Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Topline Shari Redstone, who until Paramount’s merger with Skydance served as the media company’s chairwoman, joined Israeli film studio Sipur as its chair, amid a Hollywood boycott of the Israeli film industry that has garnered thousands of signatories.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Princess Caroline now serves as the chairwoman, and Prince Albert is an honorary chair, per the nonprofit’s website.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Collins, Appropriations Committee chairwoman, is tasked with crafting funding measures and is locked in a battleground reelection fight, potentially strengthening the possibility of an extension.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
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Amy Reichert, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Sep. 2025
Topline Shari Redstone, who until Paramount’s merger with Skydance served as the media company’s chairwoman, joined Israeli film studio Sipur as its chair, amid a Hollywood boycott of the Israeli film industry that has garnered thousands of signatories.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Princess Caroline now serves as the chairwoman, and Prince Albert is an honorary chair, per the nonprofit’s website.
—Makena Gera, People.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Collins, Appropriations Committee chairwoman, is tasked with crafting funding measures and is locked in a battleground reelection fight, potentially strengthening the possibility of an extension.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 11 Sep. 2025
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chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who conducts a meeting
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