chairman

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noun

chair·​man ˈcher-mən How to pronounce chairman (audio)
plural chairmen
1
: a person and especially a man who serves as chairperson
the chairman of the board
the chairman of the college's English department
2
: a carrier of a sedan chair
chairmanship noun

chairman

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verb

chairmaned or chairmanned; chairmaning or chairmanning

Examples of chairman in a Sentence

Noun the chairman of the airline company the chairman called the meeting to order
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Noun
All signs point to Rothman staying on as chairman of Sony Entertainment Pictures’ Motion Picture Group for the foreseeable future, even if a deal extending his contract hasn’t yet been announced, multiple sources tell The Hollywood Reporter. Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025 Levy is currently an advisory director at General Atlantic, after stepping down in January 2025 as the firm’s co-president and chairman of global technology. Todd Spangler, Variety, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
Emmerich was promoted to chairman the following year. Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022 The tax code gives the Ways and Means chairman the ability to request any tax returns from the Treasury Department and says that the Treasury secretary shall provide those returns. Richard Rubin, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2021 See All Example Sentences for chairman

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

circa 1643, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chairman was circa 1643

Cite this Entry

“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairman. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

chairman

noun
chair·​man
ˈche(ə)r-mən,
ˈcha(ə)r-
chairmanship
-ˌship
noun

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