Thesaurus results for CHAIRPERSONS

chairpersons

noun

plural of chairperson

as in chairmen

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 chairpersons 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, 27 May 2026 With seven Republican members of the Oklahoma Legislature campaigning for statewide office, GOP leaders have kept those lawmakers in their leadership positions or as committee chairpersons, a reversal of policies instituted by previous House speakers or Senate pro tempores. — Paul Monies, Oklahoma Watch, 21 Jan. 2026 Menin, an Upper East Side Democrat who’s seen as a centrist counterweight to Mayor Mamdani’s administration, is expected to make the appointments at a Council meeting Thursday where picks for all of the body’s other committee chairpersons will also be announced, the sources said. — Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 15 Jan. 2026 The proxy statement lists an annual retainer of $125,000 to non-employee directors, with additional compensation for the lead director and chairpersons of committees. — Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 18 Dec. 2025 The chairpersons for this year’s event include Jamie Drake, Bunny Williams, Alex Hampton, and Andrew Torrey. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 30 Sep. 2025 Also in March — to a rising din of dire prognostications about De Luca and Abdy’s tenure as co-chairpersons/chief executives — Warner punted the release of One Battle After Another (from the financial doldrums of August into its current date smack in the middle of the awards-season scrum). — Chris Lee, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2025

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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

Definition of chairmen

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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

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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

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