as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Prendergast — who served as MTA chairman from 2013 to 2017 as part of a 25-year career at the agency — comes to the commission from infrastructure consulting firm AECOM, where he’s been since 2020.
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
The Treasury Secretary and Fed chairman are the two most important economic policy roles in the U.S., and Trump has often jabbed at Powell, who was a Trump appointee during his first term.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) appointed Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) to lead the powerful House Intelligence Committee, granting him the leadership position after removing the former chairman earlier this week.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
Pete Hegseth Confronted About Seizing Other Countries Donald Trump's Picks Face Senate Tests
Wright is the founder, CEO and chairman of the fracking company Liberty Energy and has worked in the nuclear, solar, oil and gas industries.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 16 Jan. 2025
The Treasury Secretary and Fed chairman are the two most important economic policy roles in the U.S., and Trump has often jabbed at Powell, who was a Trump appointee during his first term.
—Derek Saul, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) appointed Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR) to lead the powerful House Intelligence Committee, granting him the leadership position after removing the former chairman earlier this week.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
Pete Hegseth Confronted About Seizing Other Countries Donald Trump's Picks Face Senate Tests
Wright is the founder, CEO and chairman of the fracking company Liberty Energy and has worked in the nuclear, solar, oil and gas industries.
—Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 15 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairman
Noun
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Ambani also attended a pre-inauguration reception Sunday night, taking a photo with his wife, Nita, a Reliance Industries chairperson, and Trump.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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For Dee Sanford, the event chairperson of the Jackie Robinson Y, those obstacles make such events all the more important — reminders of King’s legacy and the continuing struggle for civil rights.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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The financier and art collector, Andrew W. Mellon, who served as Treasury Secretary under four presidents from 1921 to 1932, conceived of and gave the National Gallery of Art.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
19 Jan. 2025
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After all, people don't vote for a president's entire agenda.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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Try your hand as a Games moderator at the behind-the-scenes work that goes into the Games community forums.—
New York Times Games,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2025
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McEwen became a forum moderator in 2008 and later administrator in 2014 when the brand acquired the platform.—
Lilian Raji,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairman. Accessed 24 Jan. 2025.
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