what does chairman mean?
CHAIRMAN as NOUN
- Meaning
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
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- address your remarks to the chairperson
Hypernyms(s) chairman is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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CHAIRMAN as VERB
- Meaning
- act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
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Usage Example(s)
- She chaired the department for many years
Hypernyms(s) chairman is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
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