Thesaurus results for CHAIRMEN

chairmen

noun

plural of chairman

as in chairpersons

a person in charge of a meeting the chairman called the meeting to order

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Recent Examples of chairmen While Michael Jordan never retired anyone’s number during his years as the Hornets owner, Hornets’ co-chairmen Rick Schnall and Gabe Plotkin have now retired two. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2026 Corporate records show a Cambodian firm by that name, listing both Chen Zhi and Chen Sokly as chairmen. — Isabel Vincent, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026 Hastert’s tenure was marked by a shift of power from committee chairmen to GOP leaders, fealty to the Bush administration and an explosion of congressional pet projects known as earmarks. — Michael Tarm, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 And that means Republican committee chairmen and leaders control any effort to curtail them — not rank-and-file Democrats. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Several groups have filed amicus briefs in support of ABC, including the Foundation for Equal Rights and Expression, and another from a group of former FCC chairmen, commissioners and staffers. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 As fashion week rolled on Monday, much of the industry recapped the incident and questioned what might happen next to Kolb, who has been in his role for 20 years under three chairmen. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The 46-year-old is the oldest son of Denise and John York, the co-chairmen of the 49ers. — David Close, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairmen

Noun

There have been four different PCB chairpersons since 2022 and each has brought in a different vision and a new set of executives to run the board.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026

Definition of chairpersons

Noun

Compassion doesn’t mean that presidents or other public officials should bow to enemies or surrender common sense in tackling the world’s harsh realities.

— Kathleen Parker, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Efforts to bring Pooh home over the years have entailed questions in Parliament, motions in Congress, pleas from prime ministers and mediation by two presidents.

— STEVE HENDRIX THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of presidents

Noun

But Raman’s answers never meandered and weren’t too elliptical, even when she was pressed by the able moderators.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Excessive false positives also overwhelmed the human moderators trying to detect dangerous accounts.

— Vicky Nguyen, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026