Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Wiktionary
- n. a chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; -- same as
chair{3} orchairman{1} , but used to achieve a sex-neutral register.
WordNet 3.0
- n. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
Etymologies
- chair + person, after chairman and chairwoman (Wiktionary)
Examples
“H. Clinton and Obama both voted to not have their votes count – so what Howard Dean has agreed to, along with the state campaign chairperson, is above the bar.”
Clinton adviser: Clinton 'willing' to lend campaign more money
“Now the convention chairperson is going to "step in" to insure that a candidate is chosen before the convention meets to choose a candidate.”
“David Graves, a parent activist and longtime Zoning Board chairperson is running independently.”
“Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in chairperson's foreword to Truth and Reconciliation Commission of South”
'I Saw a Nightmare …' Doing Violence to Memory: The Soweto Uprising, June 16, 1976
“Their chairperson was a smart, dedicated woman who knew her town intimately, having lived there for decades, and was a natural leader – charismatic, eloquent, and hardworking.”
“Pace will be removed from the country's top military position having served only two years as chairperson, which is the shortest tenure anyone has served in that position in 43 years.”
Breaking Story! Marine General Peter W. Pace Resigns as Chairman of Joint Chiefs
“I am bothered by the increasing use of the word chairperson, instead of chairman.”
“Actag chairperson, Mr Andries Oliphant, said he had sent reports and letters to six or seven African embassies in Pretoria requesting "African resource people" to make presentations to the task group.”
“Mr Joseph Chiole (FF) called the chairperson ther Smangaliso”
“The change in the chairperson was the most visible and direct consequence of the state president intervention.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘chairperson’.
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POL - people in power
daredevil, tzar, king, boss, master, commander, chief, kingpin, top banana, bigwig, big cheese, big wheel and 452 more...
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Politically Correct Terms
It's fun to find the politically incorrect equivalents. To see more (lesser common but still funny ones) check http://www.bored.com/pcphrases/
fellow Muslims, ageing population, gender mainstreaming, emerging democracies, mentally challeng..., intellectually di..., African American, native American, first nations, Caucasian, firefighter, police officer and 205 more...
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INTERP - sexist language
Problematic and recommended terms according to the EP's guide on gender neutral language use
gender-neutral la..., biased, discriminatory, demeaning, political correct..., gender equality, gender neutrality, sexist language, masculine gender, inclusive form, generic form, discriminate agai... and 103 more...
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INTERP - people and posts
mover, chair, guest, assistant, authorizing officer, annunciator, back-bencher, board member, candidate, chairman, chairperson, clerk of committees and 70 more...
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PERSONSTRIONICS!!!!!!!!
The list where we neuter all those 'sexist' words, hopefully demonstrating the inanity of PC applied to language. Oh, and also the insanity.
If it's a bit obtuse then please comment. See exam...personpes, chairperson, christmas song si..., personstrionic, themn, persontorians, themalaya mountains, omnigender scouts, danniversary, itnal, british omnigende..., hystarassisteria and 47 more...
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The Feminist Outcry
A hypothetical band of female activists has expressed outrage over the Testosterone City franchise, prompting a list of their own. A hearty collection of androgynous alternatives to the male-domina...
flight attendant, administrative as..., law enforcement o..., hospital volunteer, waitstaff, sales representative, congressperson, firefighter, mail carrier, bartender, chairperson, fisher and 4 more...
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