chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
ˈcher-ˌwu̇-mən 
plural chairwomen
: a woman who serves as chairperson
the committee's chairwoman
the chairwoman of the university's physics department
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On Saturday the head of Haiti’s ruling presidential council, Fritz Alphonse Jean, spoke with CARICOM’s chairwoman, Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who then reached out to the State Department.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Another rival-studio executive with inside knowledge of Minecraft’s production process, however, points out the win is not Warner Bros.’ alone, assigning partial credit to the movie’s production company, Legendary Entertainment, and its production chairwoman, Mary Parent.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Jindal has served as chairwoman of the group for two decades, while her four sons each run different divisions of the company, which has interests in steel, energy, cement and infrastructure.
15 (tie).
—Sylvan Lebrun, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In November 2024, the Magic Circle’s chairwoman, Laura London, launched a campaign to track Lloyd down.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 14 Apr. 2025
Another rival-studio executive with inside knowledge of Minecraft’s production process, however, points out the win is not Warner Bros.’ alone, assigning partial credit to the movie’s production company, Legendary Entertainment, and its production chairwoman, Mary Parent.
—Chris Lee, Vulture, 9 Apr. 2025
Jindal has served as chairwoman of the group for two decades, while her four sons each run different divisions of the company, which has interests in steel, energy, cement and infrastructure.
15 (tie).
—Sylvan Lebrun, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
In November 2024, the Magic Circle’s chairwoman, Laura London, launched a campaign to track Lloyd down.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 25 Apr. 2025
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chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who conducts a meeting
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