as in chairman
a person in charge of a meeting
the chairperson will determine the order in which people will speak
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Recent Examples of chairperson
Franklin Myers, chairperson of the company’s board since 2019, was appointed interim CEO of the company.
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
First, Amy Pascal, my co-chairperson at Sony, and Stacey Snider, the chairwoman at Universal Studios, while friends, had a 20-year rivalry.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Chantella Mitchell, a program director at the nonprofit New York Community Trust, will serve as board chairperson, Mamdani announced.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Apparel Export Council chairperson Fadel Marzouk said that Egyptian factories account for 63 percent of the country’s total garment exports, attributed to robust growth and the support of government entities such as the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Investment.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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Fortune Editors, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026
First, Amy Pascal, my co-chairperson at Sony, and Stacey Snider, the chairwoman at Universal Studios, while friends, had a 20-year rivalry.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 20 Feb. 2026
Chantella Mitchell, a program director at the nonprofit New York Community Trust, will serve as board chairperson, Mamdani announced.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
Apparel Export Council chairperson Fadel Marzouk said that Egyptian factories account for 63 percent of the country’s total garment exports, attributed to robust growth and the support of government entities such as the Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Investment.
—Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 11 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairperson
Noun
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Michel now oversees Larkin’s graduate medical educational programs and is chairman of Larkin University, which is governed separately from the hospital, said Smith, the hospital’s attorney.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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The chairman of the commission, Will Scharf, who is assistant to the president and White House staff secretary, defended the project, citing a long list of past changes to the White House and the surrounding area.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Colton-Max co-chairs New Jewish Narrative, an organization that supports justice and self-determination for Israelis and Palestinians, and is a vice-president of the American Zionist Movement.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Rebeca Swank, who is a former school board president, is the lone incumbent running for the school board.—
Joseph Hernandez
March 29,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Heavy water is used as a moderator in nuclear reactors.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Wikipedia has updated its editing policies to make clear to all site moderators that they are not allowed to use large language models to generate Wikipedia content.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Chairperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairperson. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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