chairwoman

noun 2

Definitions

noun

A female chairperson

1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland At a Reform dinner which took place in 1832, the united ages of three women, including the chairwoman, amounted to 264.

A charwoman

[…]according to her skill and qualifications, whether in the nature of a dairy-maid, a cook, or chairwoman.

Collocations

ADJ.

increased

VERB + CHAIRWOMAN

board, including

CHAIRWOMAN + NOUN

commission

ADV.

happily

Thesaurus

Synonyms

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

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland At a Reform dinner which took place in 1832, the united ages of three women, including the chairwoman, amounted to 264.

Wiktionary

[…]according to her skill and qualifications, whether in the nature of a dairy-maid, a cook, or chairwoman.

Wiktionary

The chairwoman of the commission presented its final report.

Tatoeba · #9127205

The board chairwoman happily announced increased revenues this quarter.

Tatoeba · #10978974

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, chairwoman is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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