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Meaning of CHAIRMAN

Pronunciation:  'chehrmun

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"
  2. [v]  act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"
 
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 Synonyms: chair, chair, chairperson, chairwoman, president
 
 See Also: head, lead, presiding officer, vice chairman

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Chair"man\, n.; pl. {Chairmen}.
1. The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or
   private meeting, or of any organized body.
2. One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan.
         Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses.
                                               --Prior.
 

 

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