chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
ˈcher-ˌwu̇-mən 
plural chairwomen
: a woman who serves as chairperson
the committee's chairwoman
the chairwoman of the university's physics department
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Sources in Ohio see Jane Timken, the former chairwoman of the Ohio Republican Party, as the favorite to be tapped for the role.
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Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
Gomes’ campaign then used that same video footage, as well as statements from several Bridgeport voters, to file dozens of SEEC complaints against Ganim’s allies, including Nieves, other Bridgeport city council members and the vice chairwoman of Bridgeport’s local Democratic Party.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
Lan, the chairwoman of real estate developer Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group, was sentenced to death in April for her role in Vietnam’s biggest financial fraud case on record.
—Reuters, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
Lan, the chairwoman of real estate developer Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group, was sentenced to death in April for her role in what was Vietnam’s biggest financial fraud case on record.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jeremiah Poff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 Dec. 2024
Gomes’ campaign then used that same video footage, as well as statements from several Bridgeport voters, to file dozens of SEEC complaints against Ganim’s allies, including Nieves, other Bridgeport city council members and the vice chairwoman of Bridgeport’s local Democratic Party.
—Andrew Brown, Hartford Courant, 6 Dec. 2024
Lan, the chairwoman of real estate developer Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group, was sentenced to death in April for her role in Vietnam’s biggest financial fraud case on record.
—Reuters, CNN, 3 Dec. 2024
Lan, the chairwoman of real estate developer Van Thinh Phat Holdings Group, was sentenced to death in April for her role in what was Vietnam’s biggest financial fraud case on record.
—Reuters, NBC News, 3 Dec. 2024
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“Chairwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairwoman. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who conducts a meeting
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