chairperson

/ˌtʃɛrˈpʌrsn/
/ˈtʃɛpəsən/
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Other forms: chairpersons

Definitions of chairperson
  1. noun
    the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
    “address your remarks to the chairperson”
    synonyms: chair, chairman, chairwoman, president
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    types:
    Kalon Tripa
    the chairman of the Kashag and essentially head of the Tibetan government-in-exile
    vice chairman
    one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman
    type of:
    presiding officer
    the leader of a group meeting
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