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chairman
[chair-muhn]
noun
plural
chairmenthe presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
the administrative head of a department in a high school, college, or university.
someone employed to carry or wheel a person in a chair.
verb (used with object)
to act as or be chairman of (a meeting, committee, etc.).
chairman
/ ˈʃɛəə /
noun
Also called: chairperson. chairwoman.a person who presides over a company's board of directors, a committee, a debate, an administrative department, etc
history someone who carries a sedan chair
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- ˈˌ noun
Example Sentences
The firm's chairman Grant Pearson said the government needed to come up with a "urgent" solution to save skilled jobs in the region.
Sameh Hassan, chairman of North West Islamic Association, said many immigrants were scared to go out, while others had left their homes to go to safer places.
He remained involved with the business and was chairman emeritus until his death.
“The change the chairman made, saying the star needs to be the club and not the players, that’s what happened on the pitch,” said Fabien Allègre, the club’s chief brand officer.
The foundation also emailed a press release saying that it had appointed an executive chairman, Reverend Johnnie Moore, a Christian evangelical preacher and public relations executive.
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