plural chairmen
1
: a person and especially a man who serves as chairperson
the chairman of the board
the chairman of the college's English department
2
: a carrier of a sedan chair
chairmaned or chairmanned; chairmaning or chairmanning
Examples of chairman in a Sentence
Noun
the chairman of the airline company
the chairman called the meeting to order
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 July 2026
Tanenbaum has been chairman of the NBA board of governors since 2017 and was last reelected in 2024.
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Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
6 July 2026
Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
The tax code gives the Ways and Means chairman the ability to request any tax returns from the Treasury Department and says that the Treasury secretary shall provide those returns.
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Richard Rubin,
WSJ,
15 Dec. 2021
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Noun
Wahid Nawabi, AeroVironment’s chairman, president, and chief executive officer, said counter-drone capability has become an operational necessity.
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Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
7 July 2026
Tanenbaum has been chairman of the NBA board of governors since 2017 and was last reelected in 2024.
—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
6 July 2026
Verb
Daniel Zhang, who had succeeded Ma as CEO and eventually chairman some years prior, unexpectedly announced plans to step down in 2023.
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Arjun Kharpal,
CNBC,
24 Nov. 2025
The tax code gives the Ways and Means chairman the ability to request any tax returns from the Treasury Department and says that the Treasury secretary shall provide those returns.
—
Richard Rubin,
WSJ,
15 Dec. 2021
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“Chairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairman. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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