chairman

Pronunciation

• Audio (US)

  (file)

Noun

Singular chairman

Plural chairmen

1. (countable) A chairman is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.

   Alan Eastwood is the former chairman of the Police Federation.

   Mr Saatchi will continue as chairman but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.

   Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen I'd like to present to the board the results of our research.

Synonyms

• chair
• chairperson

Related words

• chair
• chairwoman
• man