as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Recent Examples of chairman
Keith Le Goy, recently promoted to chairman of Sony Pictures Television, has been unveiled as a keynote speaker at the upcoming Banff World Media Festival.
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
As the founder and chairman of his nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense, and later as a presidential candidate, Mr. Kennedy has repeatedly downplayed the benefits of vaccination.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Brown was just the second Black general to serve as chairman.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
By late last week, President Trump had decided to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replace him with one of two very different candidates, according to two administration officials.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Mar. 2025
As the founder and chairman of his nonprofit, Children’s Health Defense, and later as a presidential candidate, Mr. Kennedy has repeatedly downplayed the benefits of vaccination.
—Sheryl Gay Stolberg, New York Times, 6 Mar. 2025
Brown was just the second Black general to serve as chairman.
—Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2025
By late last week, President Trump had decided to fire Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and replace him with one of two very different candidates, according to two administration officials.
—Eric Schmitt, New York Times, 23 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairman
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The board’s chairperson, Jennifer Hockenhull, declined to comment on the lawsuit.—
Danny Freeman,
CNN,
27 Feb. 2025
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From left to right: Banco Santander executive chairperson Ana Botin, Bank of America chair and CEO Brian Moynihan, TotalEnergies chairman and CEO Patrick Pouyanne and Blackstone Group chair and CEO Stephen Schwarzman, during Trump's address at Davos.—
Alex Ledsom,
Fortune Europe,
10 Feb. 2025
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Those moves were all done for the purpose of carving out the requisite flexibility so president of hockey operations Jim Rutherford, general manager Patrik Allvin and their Canucks hockey operations staff could put the finishing touches on a contending roster.—
Thomas Drance,
The Athletic,
8 Mar. 2025
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Throughout the president’s speech, the TV camera captured the party’s fossilized leadership.—
Matthew Continetti,
National Review,
8 Mar. 2025
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In addition to writing, Michelle is a wine educator, moderator, and judge, and co-host of Just Getting Better podcast.—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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Try your hand as a Games moderator at the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the Games community forums.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairman. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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