chairwoman
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Noun
[edit]chairwoman (plural chairwomen)
- A female chairperson
- 1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland
- At a Reform dinner which took place in 1832, the united ages of three women, including the chairwoman, amounted to 264.
- 1845, The New Statistical Account of Scotland
- (obsolete) A charwoman
- a. 1746 (date written), Jonathan Swift, “(please specify the title)”, in Thomas Sheridan, John Nichols, editors, The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, […], new edition, volume (please specify |volume=I to XIX), London: […] J[oseph] Johnson, […], published 1801, →OCLC:
- […] according to her skill and qualifications, whether in the nature of a dairy-maid, a cook, or chairwoman.
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[edit]female chairperson
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