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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The announcement comes a week after the charity’s board of trustees resigned in protest of chairperson Dr. Sophie Chandauka, who has embarked on a legal battle in a bid to prevent her ouster.
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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Both quit as patrons of Sentebale after a fallout between its chairperson and the trustees.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Board chairperson Jennifer Homendy told CNN Monday information was recovered from the flight data recorder.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 3 Feb. 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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Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Apr. 2025
Both quit as patrons of Sentebale after a fallout between its chairperson and the trustees.
—Angela Yang, NBC news, 30 Mar. 2025
Board chairperson Jennifer Homendy told CNN Monday information was recovered from the flight data recorder.
—Andy Rose, CNN, 3 Feb. 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 19 Apr. 2025.
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