as in chairperson
a person in charge of a meeting
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Recent Examples of chairman
Spurs chairman Daniel Levy got the stadium built and would be a key partner for such a big event.
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Ken Maguire, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Not the chairman, not the president, not the executive branch, or the actors’ branch.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2025
Grassley is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Durbin is the ranking member.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Jan. 2025
In revealing Haaland’s contract, The Athletic detailed how a significant factor was Haaland’s rapport with Pep Guardiola and City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.
—Martin Rogers, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Ken Maguire, Chicago Tribune, 29 Jan. 2025
Not the chairman, not the president, not the executive branch, or the actors’ branch.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 Jan. 2025
Grassley is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee and Durbin is the ranking member.
—Ross O'Keefe, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 Jan. 2025
In revealing Haaland’s contract, The Athletic detailed how a significant factor was Haaland’s rapport with Pep Guardiola and City chairman Khaldoon Al Mubarak.
—Martin Rogers, The Athletic, 17 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairman
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Ambani also attended a pre-inauguration reception Sunday night, taking a photo with his wife, Nita, a Reliance Industries chairperson, and Trump.—
Antonio Pequeño IV,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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For Dee Sanford, the event chairperson of the Jackie Robinson Y, those obstacles make such events all the more important — reminders of King’s legacy and the continuing struggle for civil rights.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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The financier and art collector, Andrew W. Mellon, who served as Treasury Secretary under four presidents from 1921 to 1932, conceived of and gave the National Gallery of Art.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
19 Jan. 2025
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After all, people don't vote for a president's entire agenda.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
19 Jan. 2025
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More users mean more potential for trouble, so Bluesky was forced to boost its content-moderation team, which expanded to roughly 100 moderators and growing, Bluesky said in a moderation report released Friday.—
Will McCurdy,
PCMAG,
19 Jan. 2025
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Two people identified as moderators of the site were arrested in July, but authorities did not detail their exact role.—
Aurelien Breeden,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2025
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairman. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.
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