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chair⋅wom⋅an

[chair-woom-uhn]
–noun, plural -wom⋅en.
a woman who presides over a meeting, committee, department, etc.
Also called chairlady.


Origin:
1690–1700; chair + woman


See chairperson.
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chair·wom·an   (châr'wŏŏm'ən)   
n.  
  1. A woman presiding officer of an assembly, meeting, committee, or board.

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

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