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• chair|wom|an — «CHAIR WUM uhn», noun, plural wom|en. 1. the woman who presides at or is in charge of a meeting. 2. the woman at the head of a committee. Usage chairman, chairwoman. Chairman m …   Useful english dictionary

• chare|wom|an — «CHAIR WUM uhn», noun, plural wom|en. = charwoman. (Cf. ↑charwoman) …   Useful english dictionary

• chairwoman — chair|wom|an [ tʃer,wumən ] (plural chair|wom|en [ tʃer,wımın ] ) noun count the woman who is in charge of a meeting or committee a. the woman in charge of a large organization or corporation …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• chairwoman — chair•wom•an [[t]ˈtʃɛərˌwʊm ən[/t]] n. pl. wom•en use a woman who presides over a meeting, committee, etc., or heads a board or department • Etymology: 1690–1700 usage: See woman …   From formal English to slang

• chairwoman — chair|wom|an [ˈtʃeəˌwumən] n plural chairwomen [ ˌwımın] a woman who is a chairperson …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

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