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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Thomas’ move comes in the wake of a seismic leadership change at Atlantic Music Group that includes the departure of chairperson/CEO Julie Greenwald and other key executives.
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Gary Graff, Billboard, 10 July 2025
The mother of two has also served as chairperson of the Country Music Association Board of Directors and has been on the CMA Foundation and Music Health Alliance boards.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In a 2019 New York Times piece about the video, Mamdani reveals that the song was written in 2017 about his grandmother Praveen Nair, a former social worker and chairperson of the nonprofit organization Salaam Baalak Trust.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
The most direct implication of this IPO is that the thawing of the previously icy and inhospitable environment for crypto firms under former SEC chairperson Gary Gensler is having real-world effects.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
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Gary Graff, Billboard, 10 July 2025
The mother of two has also served as chairperson of the Country Music Association Board of Directors and has been on the CMA Foundation and Music Health Alliance boards.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
In a 2019 New York Times piece about the video, Mamdani reveals that the song was written in 2017 about his grandmother Praveen Nair, a former social worker and chairperson of the nonprofit organization Salaam Baalak Trust.
—Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 17 June 2025
The most direct implication of this IPO is that the thawing of the previously icy and inhospitable environment for crypto firms under former SEC chairperson Gary Gensler is having real-world effects.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 4 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 22 Jul. 2025.
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