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chairman [ˈtʃɛəmən] n pl -men
1. Also called chairperson (fem) chairwoman a person who presides over a company's board of directors, a committee, a debate, an administrative department, etc. 2. History someone who carries a sedan chair chairmanship n Usage: Chairman can seem inappropriate when applied to a woman, while chairwoman can be offensive. Chair and chairperson can be applied to either a man or a woman; chair is generally preferred to chairperson ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
chairman chairwoman noun 1. director, president, chief, executive, chairperson I had done business with the company's chairman. 2. master of ceremonies, spokesman, chair, speaker, MC, chairperson The chairman declared the meeting open. Usage: The general trend of nonsexist language is to find a term which can apply to both sexes equally, as in the use of actor to refer to both men and women. Chairman can seem inappropriate when applied to a woman, while chairwoman specifies gender, and so, as the entry above illustrates, the terms chair and chairperson are often preferred as alternatives. Translations chairman [ˈtʃɛəmən] N (chairmen (pl)) → presidente/a m/f chairman's report → informe m del presidente How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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