chairman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈtʃɛːmən/ (UK)
- /ˈtʃɛɹ.mən/ (US)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English chairman From chair + -man.
Meanings
- A person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a man. (Compare chairwoman, chairperson, chair.)
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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.
2003, William L. Taylor, Wake Island : the Alamo of the Pacific, History Channel, →OCLC: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.
2023 March 8, David Clough, “The long road that led to Beeching”, in RAIL, number 978, page 43:
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(historical) Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.
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.
1836, Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers: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 […]
1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society, published 1973, page 618:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chairmen | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
vice-chairman · chairmanship · barangay chairman · chairmaness · chairmanager · chairmanlike · vice chairman · chairmanly · subchairman · cochairman
Hypernyms
chair · chairperson · presider · presiding officer
Translations (131)
km ប្រធាន (person presiding over a meeting) · tg раис (person presiding over a meeting) · ur صَدْر (person presiding over a meeting) · sh пре́дседнӣк (person presiding over a meeting) · yue 主席 (person presiding over a meeting) · ky башкарма (person presiding over a meeting) · el πρόεδρος (person presiding over a meeting) · pl prezes (head of a corporate or governmental board) · he יוֹשֵׁב רֹאשׁ (person presiding over a meeting) · ms pengerusi lelaki (head of a corporate or governmental board) · ms pengerusi (head of a corporate or governmental board) · uk голова́ (person presiding over a meeting) · cs předseda (person presiding over a meeting) · tk başlyk (person presiding over a meeting) · nb møteleder (person presiding over a meeting) · mww tswv rooj (head of a corporate or governmental board) · uz rais (person presiding over a meeting) · grc ἐπιστάτης (person presiding over a meeting) · kk басқарма (person presiding over a meeting) · ka თავმჯდომარე (person presiding over a meeting) · ar رَئِيس (person presiding over a meeting) · sq kryetar (person presiding over a meeting) · mk претседател (person presiding over a meeting) · ro președinte (person presiding over a meeting) · ms pengerusi lelaki (person presiding over a meeting) · hi अध्यक्ष (head of a corporate or governmental board) · ko 주석 (person presiding over a meeting) · nv alą́ąjįʼ dahsidáhígíí (person presiding over a meeting) · vi chủ tịch (person presiding over a meeting) · et eesistuja (person presiding over a meeting) · xmf დუდმახვენჯი (person presiding over a meeting) · xmf დუდმახვენჯი (head of a corporate or governmental board) · es presidente (head of a corporate or governmental board) · sh пре́дсједнӣк (person presiding over a meeting) · id ketua (person presiding over a meeting) · my သဘာပတိ (person presiding over a meeting) · lo ປະທານ (person presiding over a meeting) · uk голова́ (head of a corporate or governmental board) · be старшыня́ (person presiding over a meeting) · hi सभापति (person presiding over a meeting) · lv priekšsēdētājs (person presiding over a meeting) · lt pirmininkas (person presiding over a meeting) · tl tagapangulo (head of a corporate or governmental board) · es presidente (person presiding over a meeting) · nb styreformann (person presiding over a meeting) · fa-ira رَئیس (person presiding over a meeting) · mn дарга (person presiding over a meeting) · it presidente (person presiding over a meeting) · es secretario general (person presiding over a meeting) · hu elnök (person presiding over a meeting) · pt presidente (da assembleia) (person presiding over a meeting) · mww tswv rooj (person presiding over a meeting) · sv ordförande (person presiding over a meeting) · bg председа́тел (person presiding over a meeting) · de Vorsitzende (person presiding over a meeting) · id ketua (head of a corporate or governmental board) · de Vorsitzender (person presiding over a meeting) · tr reis (person presiding over a meeting) · mn ᠳᠠᠷᠤᠭᠠ (person presiding over a meeting) · et esimees (person presiding over a meeting) · sh prédsednīk (person presiding over a meeting) · lt pirmininkė (person presiding over a meeting) · ceb tagsiya (head of a corporate or governmental board) · hi अध्यक्ष (person presiding over a meeting) · pdt Väasetta (head of a corporate or governmental board) · fi puheenjohtaja (head of a corporate or governmental board) · be галава́ (person presiding over a meeting) · apw nantʼán (head of a corporate or governmental board) · be старшыня́ (head of a corporate or governmental board) · sl predsedujoči (person presiding over a meeting) · grc πρόεδρος (person presiding over a meeting) · et juhataja (person presiding over a meeting) · az sədr (person presiding over a meeting) · ia chairman (person presiding over a meeting) · ro președinte (head of a corporate or governmental board) · ja 委員長 (person presiding over a meeting) · gd neach-na-cathrach (person presiding over a meeting) · ru председа́тель (person presiding over a meeting) · tl tagapangulo (person presiding over a meeting) · mt ċermen (person presiding over a meeting) · mk претседавач (person presiding over a meeting) · ga fear cathaoireach (person presiding over a meeting) · ja 議長 (person presiding over a meeting) · my ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ (person presiding over a meeting) · pl przewodniczący (person presiding over a meeting) · sw mwenyekiti (person presiding over a meeting) · sw mwenyekiti (head of a corporate or governmental board) · ru председа́тель (head of a corporate or governmental board) · nl voorzitter (person presiding over a meeting) · ceb tsirman (person presiding over a meeting) · ja 理事長 (person presiding over a meeting) · hy նախագահ (person presiding over a meeting) · sv ordförande (head of a corporate or governmental board) · pt presidente (head of a corporate or governmental board) · bg председа́тел (head of a corporate or governmental board) · ga cathaoirleach (person presiding over a meeting) · el πρόεδρος (head of a corporate or governmental board) · sh prédsjednīk (person presiding over a meeting) · sk predseda (person presiding over a meeting) · tg садр (person presiding over a meeting) · hi सदर (person presiding over a meeting) · cmn 議長 /议长 (person presiding over a meeting) · ko 위원장 (person presiding over a meeting) · ceb tsirman (head of a corporate or governmental board) · uz sadr (person presiding over a meeting) · fi hallituksen puheenjohtaja (head of a corporate or governmental board) · nb styreformann (head of a corporate or governmental board) · sl predsednik (person presiding over a meeting) · ia presidente (person presiding over a meeting) · fi puheenjohtaja (person presiding over a meeting) · ur رَئِیس (person presiding over a meeting) · sd نِشِستمان (person presiding over a meeting) · ms pengerusi (person presiding over a meeting) · eo prezidanto (head of a corporate or governmental board) · ro chairman (person presiding over a meeting) · srn amrabasi (person presiding over a meeting) · pl przewodniczący (head of a corporate or governmental board) · ko 의장 (person presiding over a meeting) · tr başkan (person presiding over a meeting) · be галава́ (head of a corporate or governmental board) · fr président (person presiding over a meeting) · dng җўщи (person presiding over a meeting) · pdt Väasetta (person presiding over a meeting) · yue 議長 /议长 (person presiding over a meeting) · da formand (person presiding over a meeting) · th ประธาน (person presiding over a meeting) · cmn 主席 (person presiding over a meeting) · ceb tagsiya (person presiding over a meeting) · gv ard-hoieder (person presiding over a meeting) · fr secrétaire général (person presiding over a meeting) · fa-ira صَدْر (person presiding over a meeting)