chairman

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Pronunciation

• (British) IPA: /ˈtʃɛːmən/

Noun

chairman (plural chairmen)

1. A person presiding over a meeting.
2. The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
3. (historical) Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.

Translations

• French: secrétaire général (for a political party), président
• German: Vorsitzender, Vorsitzende
• Italian: presidente
• Portuguese: presidente (da assembleia)
• Russian: председа́тель
• Spanish: presidente

Translations

• Portuguese: presidente
• Russian: председа́тель
• Spanish: presidente

Verb

chairman (chairmans, present participle chairmanning; past and past participle chairmanned)

1. To serve as chairman.

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