as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Recent Examples of chairman
Others, including chairman Aiyawatt ‘Khun Top’ Srivaddhanaprabha, have also come in for criticism.
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Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
In a statement Friday, Chiarello expressed concern that MTA chairman Janno Lieber might try to offset the loss of funding from congestion pricing — should President Trump be successful in his efforts to kill the toll — by demanding concessions from the unionized workforce.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Tarrio, the former chairman of the Proud Boys whose 22-year prison sentence was erased by President Donald Trump a month ago, was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Friday.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Franchetti was the first woman to lead the Navy, while Brown was only the second Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Rob Tanner, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
In a statement Friday, Chiarello expressed concern that MTA chairman Janno Lieber might try to offset the loss of funding from congestion pricing — should President Trump be successful in his efforts to kill the toll — by demanding concessions from the unionized workforce.
—Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 21 Feb. 2025
Tarrio, the former chairman of the Proud Boys whose 22-year prison sentence was erased by President Donald Trump a month ago, was arrested by U.S. Capitol Police on Friday.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 21 Feb. 2025
Franchetti was the first woman to lead the Navy, while Brown was only the second Black chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
—CBS News, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairman
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The caller IDs appeared to come from Kathy Sullivan, the former chairperson of the New Hampshire Democratic Party, who was running a pro-Biden write-in campaign at the time.—
Michael Dorgan,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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Photos contained in the indictment show Medina, a former chairperson of the city Board of Correction, allegedly accepting an envelope of cash from Hu at one of the hotels used to house people released from jail during the pandemic.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2025
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Ukraine's president said the death toll among civilians is difficult to estimate as the war rages.—
Savannah Kuchar,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
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Now, by merely signing documents in the Oval Office, the president can impose economic penalties far more severe than the blockades and embargoes of old.—
Edward Fishman,
The Atlantic,
24 Feb. 2025
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In addition to writing, Michelle is a wine educator, moderator, and judge, and co-host of Just Getting Better podcast.—
Michelle Williams,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 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,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairman. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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