chairman — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

absurd, grey, rejected, selected, suggested, white

The rejected chairman finally admitted his mistakes at the board meeting yesterday.

VERB + CHAIRMAN

call, choosing, chose, elected, leave, made, post, request

She was elected chairman of the board last year.

CHAIRMAN + NOUN

committee, education, mao, proposal

The chairman of the committee announced the new proposal at yesterday's meeting.

PREP.

down, on, out

The chairman stepped down after the company's poor performance last year.

ADV.

only

The chairman only arrived at the meeting after everyone else had already taken their seats.

Definitions

noun

1

A person presiding over a meeting.

2

The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.

When I got ready to leave, why, Chairman Mao came down to the plane. Chairman Mao gave me some Chinese rugs and told me that I was the only prisoner of war that had ever come through there from North China.

Unsurprisingly, the Group was highly critical of the BTC's organisation and finances, and this prompted Marples to bring forward the Transport Act 1962, which created BR as a standalone entity with its own Board, headed by a full-time chairman. Beeching accepted this latter position, and initially became the BTC chairman in June 1961.

3

Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.

Mr Western entered; but not before a small wrangling bout had passed between him and his chairmen; for the fellows, who had taken up their burden at the Hercules Pillars, had conceived no hopes of having any future good customer in the squire […]

Mr. Winkle, catching sight of a lady's face at the window of the sedan, turned hastily round, plied the knocker with all his might and main, and called frantically upon the chairman to take the chair away again.

verb

1

To serve as chairman.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

verb — act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a u

chair

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

When I got ready to leave, why, Chairman Mao came down to the plane. Chairman Mao gave me some Chinese rugs and told me that I was the only prisoner of war that had ever come through there from North

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02

Unsurprisingly, the Group was highly critical of the BTC's organisation and finances, and this prompted Marples to bring forward the Transport Act 1962, which created BR as a standalone entity with it

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03

Mr Western entered; but not before a small wrangling bout had passed between him and his chairmen; for the fellows, who had taken up their burden at the Hercules Pillars, had conceived no hopes of hav

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04

And I call on the chairman of the Education Committee to support the motion.

Tatoeba · #19108

05

The chairman rejected his absurd proposal.

Tatoeba · #19996

06

The chairman resigned out of the blue.

Tatoeba · #19998

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, chairman is marked as historical. Watch for register when choosing this word.