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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The chairperson of the Alibaba Group currently owns the Brooklyn Nets, New York Liberty and operates the Barclays Center.
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Jessica Golden,michael Ozanian, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
At the closing ceremony on Sunday, Sandra Button, the longtime chairperson of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, who oversaw the panel of judges at the Oberoi’s inaugural effort, awarded the Best of Show trophy to a gracefully zippy 1939 Lagonda coupe.
—Christopher Bagley, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024
Tarique Rahman, her son and vice chairperson of the Bangladesh National Party, has returned to Bangladesh after being forced into exile by Hasina’s government.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
Diane Wang is the founder, chairperson, and CEO at DHGATE Group, one of China’s leading cross-border B2B e-commerce marketplaces, founded in 2004.
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—Diane Wang, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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Jessica Golden,michael Ozanian, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
At the closing ceremony on Sunday, Sandra Button, the longtime chairperson of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance, who oversaw the panel of judges at the Oberoi’s inaugural effort, awarded the Best of Show trophy to a gracefully zippy 1939 Lagonda coupe.
—Christopher Bagley, Robb Report, 10 Aug. 2024
Tarique Rahman, her son and vice chairperson of the Bangladesh National Party, has returned to Bangladesh after being forced into exile by Hasina’s government.
—Anna Gordon, TIME, 6 Aug. 2024
Diane Wang is the founder, chairperson, and CEO at DHGATE Group, one of China’s leading cross-border B2B e-commerce marketplaces, founded in 2004.
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—Diane Wang, Forbes, 19 Sep. 2024
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“Chairperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairperson. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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