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as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
all questions and comments should be directed to the chair
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as in helm
the place of leadership or command
the chair of the English department at the university
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Recent Examples of chair
Fuhrer voted against accepting the report and motioned to rescind the resolution supervisors approved in December, which censured Fuhrer and came with a suite of actions, including blocking him from becoming board chair.
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This was especially true in the meeting with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who as chair of the 15-member Caribbean Community bloc known as CARICOM was tasked with raising a number of concerns.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Democratic county chairs had already chosen Blake Gendebien, a dairy farmer, as their candidate, according to ABC affiliate WTEN.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
Bubba Cunningham, chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, will also join the broadcast for a live interview to break down the bracket.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 27 Mar. 2025
This was especially true in the meeting with Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley, who as chair of the 15-member Caribbean Community bloc known as CARICOM was tasked with raising a number of concerns.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
Democratic county chairs had already chosen Blake Gendebien, a dairy farmer, as their candidate, according to ABC affiliate WTEN.
—Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2025
Bubba Cunningham, chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee, will also join the broadcast for a live interview to break down the bracket.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chair
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The House Insurance and Banking Subcommittee will continue to hold hearings, including potentially hearing from insurance company executives, said chairperson Brad Yeager, R-New Port Richey.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
14 Mar. 2025
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The stock market declines also resulted in losses exceeding $500 million for Chanel chairperson Alain Wertheimer, HCL Enterprise chairperson Shiv Nadar, KKR co-founder Henry Kravis, and former KKR CEO George Roberts.—
Karen K. Ho for ARTnews,
Robb Report,
13 Mar. 2025
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Tesla's stock gained 5.3% after media reports that CEO Elon Musk might leave his role as White House adviser and return to the helm at the carmaker.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
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After more than a decade Jérôme Lambert has returned to the helm of Jaeger-LeCoultre, and in some ways nothing much has changed.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
1 Apr. 2025
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In a statement to the Daily News announcing her endorsement, Velazquez credited Brannan’s push as City Council Finance Committee chairman to reverse budget cuts to libraries and other public services enacted by Mayor Adams over the past few years.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Levy is currently an advisory director at General Atlantic, after stepping down in January 2025 as the firm’s co-president and chairman of global technology.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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Now, Maineri heads into year 12 with 18 pitchers on his roster, hoping that rising junior Caleb Gilbert and sophomore-to-be Zach Hess will emerge at the top of the pitching rotation.—
John Roach,
NOLA.com,
19 July 2017
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Cal Fire representatives said the current parking mess has already impacted them because the driveway to their station enters the highway not far from the trail head.—
J. Harry Jones,
Ramona Sentinel,
19 July 2017
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From there, invite women and other minorities to participate as speakers, panelists and moderators.—
Anou Khot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Willard didn’t get a chance to finish his thought, though, because a phone went off in the press room and — when it couldn’t be silenced quickly — the moderator ended Willard’s session with the media.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The Minnesota Star Tribune also spoke with Tim Marx, former CEO and president of Catholic Charities, where Dolan served as a board member.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The former assemblymember, who made an unsuccessful bid for Congress last year, most recently took a job as the president and CEO of the LGBTQ+ Victory Institute and the LGBTQ+ Victory Fund. Low and his attorney, Amber Maltbie of Nossaman LLP, did not respond to a request for comment.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
1 Apr. 2025
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“Chair.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chair. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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