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CHAIRMAN
president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson
(noun) the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; “address your remarks to the chairperson”
chair, chairman
(verb) act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; “She chaired the department for many years”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
chairman (plural chairmen)
A person presiding over a meeting.
The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
(historical) Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.
Usage notes
• Historically this term denoted a man, but it is now also used for women.
Coordinate terms
• chairwoman
Hypernyms
• chair, chairperson
• presiding officer, presider
Verb
chairman (third-person singular simple present chairmans, present participle chairmanning, simple past and past participle chairmanned)
To serve as chairman.
Anagrams
• Charmian
Source: Wiktionary
Chair"man, n.; pl. Chairmen (.
1. The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body.
2. One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan. Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses. Prior.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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