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
Powell’s term as chairman is up next year regardless.
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The Editors, National Review, 22 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump introduced his nominee for the chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell during a press event in the Rose Garden at the White House, November 2, 2017.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2025
Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty Images Few people have as well-informed a perspective on the future of Hollywood as Donna Langley, chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The decision to remove Chatfield was conveyed over the weekend in a phone call from Admiral Christopher Grady, acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to three unnamed U.S. officials cited by The Associated Press.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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The Editors, National Review, 22 Apr. 2025
President Donald Trump introduced his nominee for the chairman of the Federal Reserve Jerome Powell during a press event in the Rose Garden at the White House, November 2, 2017.
—Diane Brady, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2025
Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty Images Few people have as well-informed a perspective on the future of Hollywood as Donna Langley, chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios.
—Eric Rosenbaum, CNBC, 9 Apr. 2025
The decision to remove Chatfield was conveyed over the weekend in a phone call from Admiral Christopher Grady, acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to three unnamed U.S. officials cited by The Associated Press.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairman
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Read the Save Our Society from Drugs proposal The organization board chairperson didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
12 Apr. 2025
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The entertainment and business mogul, who serves as the chairperson and president of LA28 Olympics, followed the costume designers and doubled down on the need for such high-profile events like Vogue World: Hollywood.—
Chris Gardner,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2025
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The online store is operated by the family rather than the president’s campaign committee.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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The judge also blocked part of the Republican president's order requiring public assistance enrollees to have their citizenship assessed before getting access to the federal voter registration form.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2025
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For panel moderator China Widener, the company’s vice chair for technology, media and telecom, the opportunity to be in the same room with industry leaders is crucial.—
Matt Minton,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2025
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These changes would have severely curtailed the ability of the moderator and the audience to question the foreign minister.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairman. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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