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What is the noun for chairman?

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chairman
  1. A person (usually but not always a man) presiding over a meeting.
  2. The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
  3. (historical) Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.
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  5. Examples:
    1. “A poll shall not be taken unless either the chairman of the meeting assents, or the poll is demanded by parochial electors present at the meeting.”
      “Club chairman Stephen Henry is well aware of the unsparing efforts of all involved in the club.”
chairwork
  1. (psychology) A technique in which the patient moves between chairs, acting as a different person in each one, so as to understand the point of view of others.
  2. (Alexander technique) A form of physical therapy that involves repeatedly sitting and standing so as to gauge one's posture.
chairwoman
  1. A female chairperson
  2. (obsolete) A charwoman
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Barbara Corcoran, chairwoman of the Corcoran Group, a New York City real estate brokerage, has her share of sob stories.”
      “The board chairwoman says the vote shows the institution is willing to take steps to move the university forward.”
      “We're going to hear more next hour from the Senator and the chairwoman of that committee.”
chairperson
  1. A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The Governing Body representative shall act as chairperson of the meeting.”
      “In his opinion, the chairperson had general power to assign and reassign cases already assigned.”
      “Just a few months later, she won a majority of the votes at the party congress in Dresden in the election for CDU deputy chairperson.”
chairmanager
  1. (informal, soccer) A person who (temporarily) holds the position of both chairman and manager of a club
chairholder
  1. One who holds the role of academic chair.
chairpersonship
  1. The office or term of a chairperson.
chairmanship
  1. The office, or the term, of a chairman.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The committees have so far been holding their meetings without chairmanship.”
      “The main architect of the development plan is sliding into the chairmanship of the Transportation Committee.”
      “He was referring to his track record of chairmanship in numerous organizations.”
chairwomanship
  1. The office or term of chairwoman.
chairship
chairfolk
  1. (informal) chairpeople
chairpersonships
  1. plural of chairpersonship
chairwomanships
  1. plural of chairwomanship
chairmanagers
  1. plural of chairmanager
chairmanships
  1. plural of chairmanship
chairpeople
chairholders
  1. plural of chairholder
chairpersons
  1. plural of chairperson
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Guests will include local dignitaries, Asian entrepreneurs and chairpersons of other Asian networks and organisations.”
      “The playground has been promised by successive council chairpersons for several years.”
      “Sugar barons appoint their cronies or family members as chairpersons and directors.”
chairwomen
  1. plural of chairwoman
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “The lack of an alternative career structure, notably the failure to reward chairmen and chairwomen for the long hours they devote, is damaging.”
      “On the other hand, the Deputy Speaker is a woman, and there are two committee chairwomen.”
      “Today, in addition to the chairwomen, more of them sit on tribal councils or serve as tribal secretaries and treasurers.”
chairships
  1. plural of chairship
chairmen
  1. plural of chairman
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  3. Examples:
    1. “But nobody is forcing club chairmen to pay silly money for mediocre players.”
      “But that burden would not exist if players had not demanded such inflated wages in the past and chairmen had not agreed to pay them.”
      “The mayor and chairmen of the four main committees will be presenting their reviews of the year and there will be a public question session.”
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