chairman
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chairman
- /ˈtʃɛːmən/ UK
- /ˈtʃɛɹ.mən/ US
Rhymes with -ɛːmən
noun chairmen
- A person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a man. (Compare chairwoman, chairperson, chair.)
- The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity. When I got ready to leave, why, Chairman Mao came down to the plane. Chairman Mao gave me some Chinese rugs and told me that I was the only prisoner of war that had ever come through there from North China.
- Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance. Mr Western entered; but not before a small wrangling bout had passed between him and his chairmen; for the fellows, who had taken up their burden at the Hercules Pillars, had conceived no hopes of having any future good customer in the squire […]
verb chairmans · chairmaning · chairmanning · chairmaned · chairmanned
- To serve as chairman.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chairperson, president, chairwoman, chair, presidency, presiding, pres, presidential, vice-chairman, president-elect, vice-president, governor, chief, jefe, boss, convenor
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noun person presiding over a meeting
| Español | presidente, secretario general |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 의장 uijang, 위원장 wiwonjang, 주석 juseok |
| 日本語 | 議長 gichō, 委員長 iinchō, 理事長 rijicho |
| 中文 | 主席 zhǔxí, 議長 /议长 yìzhǎng |
| हिन्दी | अध्यक्ष adhyakṣ, सभापति sabhāpti, सदर sadar |
| Kiswahili | mwenyekiti |
| Português | presidente (da assembleia) |
| Français | secrétaire général, président |
| Deutsch | Vorsitzender, Vorsitzende |
| Italiano | presidente |
| Ελληνικά | πρόεδρος próedros |
| Română | președinte, chairman |
| Русский | председа́тель predsedátelʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ tịch |
| العربية | رَئِيس raʔīs |
| עברית | יוֹשֵׁב רֹאשׁ yoshév rosh |
noun head of a corporate or governmental board
| Español | presidente |
|---|---|
| हिन्दी | अध्यक्ष adhyakṣ |
| Kiswahili | mwenyekiti |
| Português | presidente |
| Ελληνικά | πρόεδρος próedros |
| Română | președinte |
| Русский | председа́тель predsedátelʹ |
Talk about this word "chairman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/chairman. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. chairman. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/chairman "chairman." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/chairman.Cite this
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title = {chairman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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