chairman
A person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a manA person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a man. (Compare chairwoman, chairperson, chair.)
» He's the chairman of the committee.
Er ist der Vorsitzende des Komitees. — Vortarulo
Он председатель комитета. — sharptoothed
Він голова комітету. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
3 sensesA person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a man. (Compare chairwoman, chairperson, chair.)
Vorsitzender, Vorsitzende
председа́тельpredsedátelʹ
голова́holová
The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
председа́тельpredsedátelʹ
голова́holová
(historical)Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.
- the male officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
Examples
141 sentencesHe's the chairman of the committee.
Він голова комітету. — deniko
ruОн председатель комитета. — sharptoothed
deEr ist der Vorsitzende des Komitees. — Vortarulo
He was elected chairman.
Його обрали головою. — deniko
ruОн был избран председателем. — Hellerick
deEr wurde zum Vorsitzenden gewählt. — Dokuyaku
He was appointed chairman.
Його призначили головою. — deniko
deEr wurde zum Vorsitzenden ernannt. — mayabe
They elected him chairman.
Вони обрали його головою. — deniko
deSie wählten ihn zum Vorsitzenden. — Esperantostern
They appointed him chairman.
Вони призначили його головою. — JeNNeR
ruОни назначили его председателем. — Hellerick
deSie ernannten ihn zum Vorsitzenden. — Esperantostern
Translations
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Forms
plural: chairmenWord family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
Collocations
7 patterns- be appointed chairman
- chairman of the
- appointed chairman
- was elected chairman
- the chairman of
- elected chairman
- is the chairman