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chairman

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chair⋅man

  [chair-muhn] noun, plural -men, verb -maned or -manned, -man⋅ing or -man⋅ning.
–noun
1. the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, etc.
2. the administrative head of a department in a high school, college, or university.
3. someone employed to carry or wheel a person in a chair.
–verb (used with object)
4. to act as or be chairman of (a meeting, committee, etc.).
Use chairman in a Sentence
Origin:
1645–55; chair + -man

Usage note:
See chairperson.
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chair·man   (châr'mən)   
n.  

  1. The presiding officer of an assembly, meeting, committee, or board.

  2. The administrative head of a department of instruction, as at a college. See Usage Notes at man, person.

tr.v.   chair·manned, chair·man·ning, chair·mans
To act as chairman of.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Financial Dictionary

chairman

The highest-ranking executive in a corporation. The chairman leads the board of directors in setting broad corporate goals and determining if managers are, in fact, pursuing and achieving those goals. In large corporations the chairman is not ordinarily involved in day-to-day operational activities, although it is likely that he or she was the chief executive officer before attaining the position of chairman. In some corporations, the chairman also serves as the president and the chief executive officer. Also called chairman of the board. See also director.

Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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