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
At March’s National People’s Congress, China’s annual rubber-stamp parliament, XPeng chairman He Xiaopeng proposed supportive policies for humanoid robots to mirror those EVs enjoyed, arguing the industry has similar growth potential over the next five to 20 years.
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
Zaher Jabarin, based in mainly in Turkey, plays a crucial role in overseeing Hamas's financial network, and Muhammad Ismail Darwish, chairman of the Hamas Shura Council and also in Qatar, is another influential member, particularly responsible for managing foreign relations.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Reed Hastings, the former CEO of Netflix that now serves as the streamer’s chairman, has been appointed to the board of directors of Anthropic, the AI company announced on Wednesday.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
Andy Caddell, the chairman of the Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Trust, has followed Forest since 1987.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Charlie Campbell, Time, 29 May 2025
Zaher Jabarin, based in mainly in Turkey, plays a crucial role in overseeing Hamas's financial network, and Muhammad Ismail Darwish, chairman of the Hamas Shura Council and also in Qatar, is another influential member, particularly responsible for managing foreign relations.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 May 2025
Reed Hastings, the former CEO of Netflix that now serves as the streamer’s chairman, has been appointed to the board of directors of Anthropic, the AI company announced on Wednesday.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 28 May 2025
Andy Caddell, the chairman of the Nottingham Forest Supporters’ Trust, has followed Forest since 1987.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairman
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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.—
Andy Frye,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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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
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Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens and the front office have a challenging job ahead.—
Danny Leroux,
New York Times,
31 May 2025
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Earlier in the week, the group’s president, Dr. Steven Fleischman, said the science hasn’t changed, and that the COVID-19 vaccine is safe during pregnancy, and protects both the mom-to-be and their infants after birth.—
Rong-Gong Lin II,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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The moderator and the three speakers consisted of: Moderator: Dr. Kilian M Pohl, AI4MH Lead, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences (Major Labs and Incubator) and, by courtesy, of Electrical Engineering.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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The tension at Dorchester’s packed Prince Hall started as the moderator, Yawu Miller of Flipside News, was posing a rather loaded question about immigration to the four candidates taking part in the second forum of the mayoral race, Kraft, Mayor Michelle Wu, Domingos DaRosa, and Robert Cappucci.—
Gayla Cawley,
Boston Herald,
29 May 2025
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairman. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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