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
Recent Examples on the Web
Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
When the Oriente Italiano Gold line debuted in Milan last year, Ginori 1735’s chairman and chief executive officer Alain Prost admitted there was no particular strategy with regard to its approach to curating its list of brand ambassadors and that Gyllenhaal simply loves design and loves Ginori.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 1 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
The Securities and Exchange Commission hit him with a $20 million fine for that infraction, along with another $20 million paid by Tesla, and forced his removal as chairman of the carmaker’s board.
—Alan Ohnsman, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
When the Oriente Italiano Gold line debuted in Milan last year, Ginori 1735’s chairman and chief executive officer Alain Prost admitted there was no particular strategy with regard to its approach to curating its list of brand ambassadors and that Gyllenhaal simply loves design and loves Ginori.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 1 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 4 Nov. 2024.
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