Thesaurus results for CHAIRPERSON

chairperson

noun

ˈcher-ˌpər-sᵊn

Definition of chairperson

as in chairman

a person in charge of a meeting the chairperson will determine the order in which people will speak

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Recent Examples of chairperson Judy was a board chairperson of the film festival’s committee. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 Robin Rue Simmons, chairperson for the Evanston Reparations Committee, anticipated there might be backlash against the program. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026 Orange County elects a countywide chairperson for its School Board, with current board members Angie Gallo and Alicia Farrant facing off to succeed Teresa Jacobs, who is retiring at the end of her term. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 June 2026 David Rubenstein, the Kennedy Center’s longtime chairperson, and President Deborah Rutter were ousted, and meetings became rushed and exclusionary. — Janay Kingsberry, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for chairperson

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Recruitment processes are described as clearer and more aligned following the departures of Daniel Levy, the former executive chairman who was deposed in September last year, and ex-managing director of football Fabio Paratici.

— Mark Critchley, New York Times, 4 July 2026
Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JP Morgan Chase, struck a similar note, but with an emphasis on responsibility.

— Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

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Despite the hourslong delay due to approaching severe storms, audience members who returned to the venue do not appear to be deterred and are signing and dancing along to musical performances ahead of the president's address.

— Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
The president has also heard from Britain’s King Charles III and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent days.

— Steven Sloan, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

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Trump stormed out of a June 7 interview with current moderator Kristen Welker in Wisconsin.

— Jay Stahl, USA Today, 1 July 2026
The film, a reimagining of John Alan Schwartz’s 1978 film, follows a website content moderator (Ferreira) who becomes obsessed with a series of disturbing videos that seem to recreate scenes from the iconic Faces of Death film series.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 26 June 2026

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