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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Robyn Denholm, Tesla's chairwoman, has offloaded more than $75 million in shares through two transactions over the past five weeks.
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit says Peter ter Kulve, Unilever's president of ice cream, wrote to Ben & Jerry's board chairwoman Anuradha Mittal, on July 1 to express concerns that the message's timing coincided with an Iranian missile attack on Israel.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Brenda Geer, vice chairwoman of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation, said its land once was 8,000 acres.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
One of the possible test cases involves Cathy Harris, the former chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, who Trump also dismissed in a similar fashion to Dellinger.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
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Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
The lawsuit says Peter ter Kulve, Unilever's president of ice cream, wrote to Ben & Jerry's board chairwoman Anuradha Mittal, on July 1 to express concerns that the message's timing coincided with an Iranian missile attack on Israel.
—Doha Madani, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Brenda Geer, vice chairwoman of the Eastern Pequot Tribal Nation, said its land once was 8,000 acres.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Mar. 2025
One of the possible test cases involves Cathy Harris, the former chairwoman of the Merit Systems Protection Board, who Trump also dismissed in a similar fashion to Dellinger.
—Kaelan Deese, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Chairwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairwoman. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
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