chairman

Plural: chairmen

Noun

• The presiding officer of a meeting, board, or committee.
• the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
• A person presiding over a meeting.
• The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
• Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.

Verb

Verb Forms: chairmaned, chairmaning, chairmans, chairmanned, chairmanning

• To act as the presiding officer of a meeting or committee.
• act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
• To serve as chairman.

Examples

• As CHAIRMAN of the Scrabble club, he always ensures fair play and good sportsmanship.
• He decided to CHAIRMAN the next round of Words With Friends, setting a strategic tone.

Synonyms

chair, chairperson, chairwoman, president

Anagrams of chairman