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
Chris Waugh, Local 222’s chairperson and a 23-year worker at the plant, said Oshawa autoworkers were keeping the focus on their daily work in the face of possible job losses.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 May 2025
After Angola's president and chairperson of the African Union, Joao Lourenco, withdrew as the key mediator on Monday, southern and eastern African leaders announced at a joint summit that a panel of five former African presidents will help seek a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Read the Save Our Society from Drugs proposal The organization board chairperson didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The entertainment and business mogul, who serves as the chairperson and president of LA28 Olympics, followed the costume designers and doubled down on the need for such high-profile events like Vogue World: Hollywood.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 1 May 2025
After Angola's president and chairperson of the African Union, Joao Lourenco, withdrew as the key mediator on Monday, southern and eastern African leaders announced at a joint summit that a panel of five former African presidents will help seek a peaceful resolution of the conflict.
—arkansasonline.com, 26 Mar. 2025
Read the Save Our Society from Drugs proposal The organization board chairperson didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 12 Apr. 2025
The entertainment and business mogul, who serves as the chairperson and president of LA28 Olympics, followed the costume designers and doubled down on the need for such high-profile events like Vogue World: Hollywood.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 27 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairperson
Noun
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House Select Committee on the CCP chairman Rep. John Moolenaar (R-MI), for example, called on the banks to drop their deal with CATL.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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The pair spoke of the organization’s early start two decades ago with eight people in a room, including Thursday’s keynote speaker Robert Chavez, former president and chief executive officer of Hermès Americas and LEF’s chairman emeritus.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
29 May 2025
Noun
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Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens and the front office have a challenging job ahead.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Earlier in the week, the group’s president, Dr. Steven Fleischman, said the science hasn’t changed, and that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe during pregnancy, and protects both the mom-to-be and their infants after birth.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Though moderators control questioning during such forums, too, candidates have a tendency to end up chiming in on each other’s answers when seated next to each other.—
Josephine Stratman,
New York Daily News,
20 May 2025
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The moderator asked her about her declaration, made eight years ago, to work with a female director every 18 months; in those eight years, she’s actually worked with 27 (in Australia, math is different).—
Rachel Handler,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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“Chairperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairperson. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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