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chairman

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtʃɛərmən/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtʃɛrmən/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(châr′mən)

Inflections of 'chairman' (n): npl: chairmen
Inflections of 'chairman' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
chairmans
v 3rd person singular
chairmanning
v pres p
chairmanned
v past
chairmanned
v past p

Collocations for "chairman"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "chairman" in context.

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chairman

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. the [board, company, committee, party] chairman
  2. the chairman of the [board]
  3. was [appointed, named, elected] chairman
  4. the newly- [appointed] chairman
  5. the chairman [announced, executed, confirmed, signed]
  6. The chairman [called, led] the meeting.
  7. is a chairman at the [hospital, retirement home]
'chairman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "chairman" in the title:

'Chairman of the board' - English Only forum
after its chairman - English Only forum
appointed 'as' chairman [optional?] - English Only forum
By Order of the Chairman. - English Only forum
CEO, President and Chairman - English Only forum
chair/chairman/chairperson - English Only forum
Chairman authorized signatory (with one other) ? - English Only forum
chairman of/in our company - English Only forum
Chairman or the Chairman - English Only forum
chairman or the chairman - English Only forum
Chairman province - English Only forum
Chairman <Sees> Liberal Cover-Up - English Only forum
Chairman- Vice-Chair - English Only forum
chairman/chief/head - English Only forum
Co-Chairman or Co-Chairmen - English Only forum
David<,> being the chairman<,> has meant more work for all of us [comma placement] - English Only forum
Had Paul received more votes, he would be / would have been our chairman. - English Only forum
He walked out of the chairman's office,having a smile on his face - English Only forum
he wrote, “Long live Chairman Mao!" [Punctuation] - English Only forum
head vs chairman - English Only forum
heard the chairman called / heard the chairman call - English Only forum
I was, until recently, the chairman Vs. I was the chairman until recently - English Only forum
if Chairman Kim sees this - English Only forum
It is recommended that the Chairman approve or approves - English Only forum
It was chairman that we elected him. [focal point?] - English Only forum
Look for the president-elect to pick a new FCC chairman - English Only forum
moderator / chairman / chair - English Only forum
moving the complimentary vote to the chairman - English Only forum
Obviously there was little certainty the chairman would agree to this proposal. - English Only forum
ousted as chairman - English Only forum
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