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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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| Rather than awarding Padilla one of those plum assignments, Perata granted two slots to Republicans and gave multiple chairmanships to four veteran Democrats. As for the former chairman, Gilman lost out in the shuffle for committee chairmanships and now is the ranking Republican, after the chairmen, on the International Relations and Government Reform committees. One more oddity in relation to the Senate elections: Noting that the Senate hasn't had a 50-50 split in more than 80 years, some observers question whether either party can lay exclusive claim to committee chairmanships as they've evolved over the years. |
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