as in chairpersons
a person in charge of a meeting
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Recent Examples of chairmen
Last week, Longgrear collected endorsements from House Speaker Jon Burns and the chairmen of the state House and Senate Education committees.
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Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
It will be led by Wellness House board members Thomas Cranmer and Julie Thick, who are chairmen of the event.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Republicans have six-year limits on their chairmen, while Democrats have no term limits.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Membership co-chairmen are Sharon Woodward and Joyce Rogers.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
The club’s historic home, Feethams, had been departed under eccentric owner George Reynolds, the Salvador Dali of club chairmen.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
In a prelude to parties across America the following year, the queen had invited the chairmen of state bicentennial commissions from the 13 rebellious Colonies to mark the good will that had grown between the former enemies in the intervening two centuries.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 19 Jan. 2026
The video included a message from Steph, and the ceremony concluded with a message from Hornets co-chairmen Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
This marks a reunion of the duo who both served as co-chairmen and CEOs of PMK*BNC before Nyman’s 2018 exit.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
Adam Beam, AJC.com, 21 Apr. 2026
It will be led by Wellness House board members Thomas Cranmer and Julie Thick, who are chairmen of the event.
—Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Republicans have six-year limits on their chairmen, while Democrats have no term limits.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026
Membership co-chairmen are Sharon Woodward and Joyce Rogers.
—Sharon Hlapcich, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
The club’s historic home, Feethams, had been departed under eccentric owner George Reynolds, the Salvador Dali of club chairmen.
—Michael Walker, New York Times, 27 Jan. 2026
In a prelude to parties across America the following year, the queen had invited the chairmen of state bicentennial commissions from the 13 rebellious Colonies to mark the good will that had grown between the former enemies in the intervening two centuries.
—Paul Edward Parker, The Providence Journal, 19 Jan. 2026
The video included a message from Steph, and the ceremony concluded with a message from Hornets co-chairmen Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Jan. 2026
This marks a reunion of the duo who both served as co-chairmen and CEOs of PMK*BNC before Nyman’s 2018 exit.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 18 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairmen
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With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores.—
Paul Monies,
Oklahoma Watch,
21 Jan. 2026
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Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
15 Jan. 2026
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Countries that tolerate hate speech, whether from presidents or platforms, are more likely to experience hate crimes.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Past popes have criticized past presidents for going to war.—
Peter Wehner,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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The topics posed by the debate moderators touched on only a couple of those issues, and then too briefly to be significant.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
25 Apr. 2026
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The topics posed by the debate moderators touched on only a couple of those issues, and then too briefly to be significant.—
Dan Walters,
Oc Register,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Chairmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chairmen. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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