chairperson
noun
chair·per·son
ˈcher-ˌpər-sᵊn 
plural chairpersons
1
: the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or event
2
: the administrative officer of a department of instruction (as in a college)
Examples of chairperson in a Sentence
A new chairperson for the committee has not yet been appointed.
the chairperson will determine the order in which people will speak
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Throughout her career, the elder Austin released over 50 home video workouts and served as chairperson of the President’s Council on Sports, Fitness, and Nutrition from 2002 to 2009.
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Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Wintour is also widely regarded as the most powerful woman in publishing and is the lead chairperson of the Met Gala.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025
The announcement of Steiner's appointment, which drew immediate concerns from postal unions over possible efforts to privatize the USPS, was made Friday by Amber McReynolds, chairperson of the USPS' Board of Governors, during a meeting of the independent group that oversees the service.
—CBS News, 9 May 2025
In 1995, American Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour—who now also serves as the Global Chief Content Officer and Artistic Director at Condé Nast, overseeing all their publications—became the Met Gala’s chairperson.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
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Andy Frye, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
Wintour is also widely regarded as the most powerful woman in publishing and is the lead chairperson of the Met Gala.
—Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 5 May 2025
The announcement of Steiner's appointment, which drew immediate concerns from postal unions over possible efforts to privatize the USPS, was made Friday by Amber McReynolds, chairperson of the USPS' Board of Governors, during a meeting of the independent group that oversees the service.
—CBS News, 9 May 2025
In 1995, American Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour—who now also serves as the Global Chief Content Officer and Artistic Director at Condé Nast, overseeing all their publications—became the Met Gala’s chairperson.
—Doug Melville, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chairperson
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“Chairperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairperson. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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