chairman
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chairman (plural chairmen)
- A person (implied male) presiding over a meeting.
- The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
- (historical) Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 618:
- Mr Western entered; but not before a small wrangling bout had passed between him and his chairmen; for the fellows, who had taken up their burden at the Hercules Pillars, had conceived no hopes of having any future good customer in the squire [...]
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Charles Dickens, The Pickwick Papers to this entry?)
- 1749, Henry Fielding, Tom Jones, Folio Society 1973, p. 618:
Usage notes [edit]
Historically meant a man, now often used to refer to chairwomen as well.
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Translations [edit]
person presiding over a meeting
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head of a corporate or governmental board
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