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Chairman
01
someone, especially a man, who is appointed to be in charge of meetings
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
chairmen
Examples
As chairman of the committee, he guided the group through a difficult decision.
02
someone who is in charge of a company, organization, etc., for the long term
Examples
The chairman of the board announced a new strategic direction for the company during the annual shareholders' meeting.
to chairman
01
to serve as the chairperson or presiding officer of a committee, department, or organization
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
chairman
3rd person singular
chairmans
Present participle
chairmaning
Past simple
chairmaned
Past participle
chairmaned
Examples
She will chairman the academic committee this semester.
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