Meaning

1 senses
  1. A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.

    She was the chairperson of the board and she presided over the meeting.

    Vorsitzender, Vorsitzende

    председа́тельpredsedátelʹ, председа́тельницаpredsedátelʹnica

    голова́holová

    the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

Examples

36 sentences
  1. I was appointed chairperson.

    Мене призначили головою.

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  2. She was appointed chairperson.

    Її призначили головою.

    deSie wurde zur Vorsitzenden ernannt.

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  3. They appointed Tom chairperson.

    Вони призначили Тома головою.

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  4. The chairperson has been associated with the organization for ten years.

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  5. Everyone is listening to the chairperson.

    deAlle hören dem Vorsitzenden zu.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
a person who presides over a meeting, a board:
Русский
By meaning 1
a person who presides over a meeting, a board:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a person who presides over a meeting, a board:

Forms

plural: chairpersons / chairpeople
Singularchairperson
Pluralchairpersons / chairpeople

regular

Synonyms

4 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization:presidentchair

Word family

3 related words

See also

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