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• chairman — chair‧man [ˈtʆeəmən ǁ ˈtʆer ] noun chairmen PLURALFORM [ mən] [countable] 1. someone, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting or who directs the work of a committee or organization; = CHAIR: • The chairman then declared the meeting closed …   Financial and business terms

• Chairman — Chair man, n.; pl. {Chairmen}. 1. The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body. [1913 Webster] 2. One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan. [1913 Webster] Breaks watchmen s heads and… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• chair·man — /ˈʧeɚmən/ noun, pl men / mən/ [count] 1 : the person (especially a man) who is in charge of a meeting, committee, or event He s the new chairman [=chair, chairperson] of the task force on school violence. 2 : the person who is in charge of a… …   Useful english dictionary

• Chairman — of the Board redirects here. For other meanings, see Chairman of the Board (disambiguation). For the car produced by SsangYong, see SsangYong Chairman. For the Convenor of Crossbench Peers in the House of Lords, see Crossbencher#Convenor. The… …   Wikipedia

• Chair (official) — Chair is a term frequently used for the highest office in an assembly such as a committee, commission, or board. The term is also applied to the holder of the office. While the term chairman remains in widespread use, chairperson , and chair have …   Wikipedia

• chairman — chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, chair The term chairman, which combines connotations of power with grammatical gender bias, has been a keyword in feminist sensitivities about language. Chairwoman dates from the 17c, but (as the OED notes) it… …   Modern English usage

• chair — chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, chair The term chairman, which combines connotations of power with grammatical gender bias, has been a keyword in feminist sensitivities about language. Chairwoman dates from the 17c, but (as the OED notes) it… …   Modern English usage

• Chairman of the Federal Reserve — Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System Seal of the Federal Reserve …   Wikipedia

• Chair — (ch[^a]r), n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher s or professor s chair, Gr. ? down + ? seat, ? to sit, akin to E. sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Cathedral}, {chaise}.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chair days — Chair Chair (ch[^a]r), n. [OE. chaiere, chaere, OF. chaiere, chaere, F. chaire pulpit, fr. L. cathedra chair, armchair, a teacher s or professor s chair, Gr. ? down + ? seat, ? to sit, akin to E. sit. See {Sit}, and cf. {Cathedral}, {chaise}.]… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Chairman — Chair|man 〈[tʃɛ:rmæn] m.; s, men [ mən]〉 Vorsitzender [<engl. chair „Sitz“ + man „Mann“, nach dem großen Stuhl, auf dem der Vorsitzende des engl. Oberhauses sitzt] * * * Chair|man [ t̮ʃɛ:ɐ̯mən , …mɛn ], der; , …men […mən] [engl. chairman, zu:… …   Universal-Lexikon