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chairwoman — chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, chair The term chairman, which combines connotations of power with grammatical gender bias, has been a keyword in feminist sensitivities about language. Chairwoman dates from the 17c, but (as the OED notes) it… … Modern English usage
chairman — chairman, chairwoman, chairperson, chair The term chairman, which combines connotations of power with grammatical gender bias, has been a keyword in feminist sensitivities about language. Chairwoman dates from the 17c, but (as the OED notes) it… … Modern English usage
chairwoman — noun the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization address your remarks to the chairperson • Syn: ↑president, ↑chairman, ↑chair, ↑chairperson • Derivationally related forms: ↑chair ( … Useful english dictionary
chairman — chair‧man [ˈtʆeəmən ǁ ˈtʆer ] noun chairmen PLURALFORM [ mən] [countable] 1. someone, especially a man, who is in charge of a meeting or who directs the work of a committee or organization; = CHAIR: • The chairman then declared the meeting closed … Financial and business terms
chairwoman — chair‧wom‧an [ˈtʆeəˌwʊmən ǁ ˈtʆer ] noun chairwomen PLURALFORM [ ˌwɪmɪn] [countable] COMMERCE a woman who is in charge of a meeting or who directs the work of a committee or organization; = CHAIR: • the acting chairwoman of the Broadcasting… … Financial and business terms
Chairman — of the Board redirects here. For other meanings, see Chairman of the Board (disambiguation). For the car produced by SsangYong, see SsangYong Chairman. For the Convenor of Crossbench Peers in the House of Lords, see Crossbencher#Convenor. The… … Wikipedia
chairwoman — n. a female officer who presides at the meetings of a committee, meeting, or organization; a female chairperson. Syn: president, chairman, chair, chairperson. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chairwoman — [cherwoom΄ən] n. pl. chairwomen [cher′wim΄in] a female CHAIRMAN (n. 1) … English World dictionary
chairman — (n.) 1650s, occupier of a chair of authority, from CHAIR (Cf. chair) (n.) + MAN (Cf. man) (n.). Meaning member of a corporate body chosen to preside at meetings is from c.1730. Chairwoman first attested 1690s; CHAIRPERSON (Cf. chairperson) 1971 … Etymology dictionary
chairman — (or chairwoman) ► NOUN ▪ a person in charge of a meeting or organization … English terms dictionary
