as in chairman
a person in charge of a meeting
the chairperson will determine the order in which people will speak
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Recent Examples of chairperson
The caller IDs appeared to come from Kathy Sullivan, the former chairperson of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, who was running a pro-Biden write-in campaign at the time.
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Photos contained in the indictment show Medina, a former chairperson of the city Board of Correction, allegedly accepting an envelope of cash from Hu at one of the hotels used to house people released from jail during the pandemic.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Yet the committee that oversees insurance in the state Senate currently lacks a chairperson.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Campbell had served as chairperson, with Bianka Hellmich and Veronica Chou serving as directors.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
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Michael Dorgan, Fox News, 18 Feb. 2025
Photos contained in the indictment show Medina, a former chairperson of the city Board of Correction, allegedly accepting an envelope of cash from Hu at one of the hotels used to house people released from jail during the pandemic.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 13 Feb. 2025
Yet the committee that oversees insurance in the state Senate currently lacks a chairperson.
—Anabel Sosa, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
Campbell had served as chairperson, with Bianka Hellmich and Veronica Chou serving as directors.
—Samantha Conti, WWD, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairperson
Noun
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Johnson, an ultra-ambitious Texas Democrat but a junior House member of the House Naval Affairs Committee (which became the House Armed Services Committee after World War II), correctly surmised the panel’s imperious chairman, Georgia Democrat Carl Vinson, wasn’t going anywhere.—
David Mark,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
7 Mar. 2025
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Jim Marcum, currently CEO, will step into the role of executive chairman of David’s in addition to his current position as chairman of the board of directors.—
Alexandra Harrell,
Sourcing Journal,
7 Mar. 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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“Chairperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairperson. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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