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
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Noun
the chairman of the airline company
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Marcus was Home Depot’s CEO until 1997 and served as the company’s chairman until his retirement in 2002.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Nov. 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
His father, Joseph Kennedy, made a large fortune as an investor, and also was appointed by Franklin Delano in 1934 Roosevelt as the first chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
3.
—Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Marcus was Home Depot’s CEO until 1997 and served as the company’s chairman until his retirement in 2002.
—Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 Nov. 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 22 Nov. 2024.
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