plural chairmen
1
: a person and especially a man who serves as chairperson
the chairman of the board
the chairman of the college's English department
2
: a carrier of a sedan chair
chairmaned or chairmanned; chairmaning or chairmanning
Synonyms
Examples of chairman in a Sentence
Noun
the chairman of the airline company
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Matias Grez, CNN, 11 July 2024
John Keeler, a former lawmaker and Marion County Republican Party chairman who worked as general counsel for Centaur and Spectacle, was indicted in 2020 and accused of using fake contracts with a Maryland political consultant to secretly funnel casino cash to political campaigns.
—Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2024
Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
The tax code gives the Ways and Means chairman the ability to request any tax returns from the Treasury Department and says that the Treasury secretary shall provide those returns.
—Richard Rubin, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2021
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Noun
During the 1972 French Open in Paris, Adidas chairman Horst Dassler, son of the company’s founder, asked for a midnight meeting with Smith and his agent Donald Dell.
—Matias Grez, CNN, 11 July 2024
John Keeler, a former lawmaker and Marion County Republican Party chairman who worked as general counsel for Centaur and Spectacle, was indicted in 2020 and accused of using fake contracts with a Maryland political consultant to secretly funnel casino cash to political campaigns.
—Tony Cook, The Indianapolis Star, 10 July 2024
Verb
Emmerich was promoted to chairman the following year.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 1 June 2022
The tax code gives the Ways and Means chairman the ability to request any tax returns from the Treasury Department and says that the Treasury secretary shall provide those returns.
—Richard Rubin, WSJ, 15 Dec. 2021
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairman. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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