Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman presiding officer of an assembly, meeting, committee, or board.
- noun A woman administrative head of a department of instruction, as at a college.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a female officer who presides at the meetings of a committee, meeting, or organization; a female chairperson.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A female
chairperson - noun obsolete A
charwoman
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
Etymologies
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Examples
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In order to that I found out by inquiry the plantation where he lived, and with a woman of that place whom I got to help me, like what we call a chairwoman, I rambled about towards the place as if I had only a mind to see the country and look about me.
Moll Flanders 2003
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In order to that I found out by inquiry the plantation where he lived, and with a woman of that place whom I got to help me, like what we call a chairwoman,
The Fortunes And Misfortunes Of The Famous Moll Flanders Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731 1923
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In order to that I found out by inquiry the plantation where he lived, and with a woman of that place whom I got to help me, like what we call a chairwoman, I rambled about towards the place as if I had only a mind to see the country and look about me.
The Fortunes and Misfortunes of the Famous Moll Flanders Daniel Defoe 1696
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The 2nd CD chairwoman is Sandra Brandt, Ashe's campaign manager from 04.
Lets talk about Virginia Beach baby! Let's talk about Ashe and Kellam! 2005
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"You can go to any tax collector's office in the state - anywhere - and they are available to order," said Winstead, Warrior tag chairwoman for the PTO.
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I will call the chairwoman right now and let her know they have a new member.”
Land of Our Fathers 2009
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In fact, President Bush, instead of calling her chairwoman of the EAC, was going to call her the Purging General. "
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Volunteers such as chairwoman Bonnie McElveen-Hunter and members of the organization's Board of Governors receive no compensation.
ajc.com - News 2010
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Olga Miklashewsky, chairwoman of the ball, and "noble by marriage," showed a reporter the Russian way to greet a person by kissing them three times, and explained that unlike other galas, dancing would take place before, during and after dinner.
In the City, Partying Like Royals Lizzie Simon 2011
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Being abroad "expanded his mind," says Loida Lewis, Mr. Lewis's widow and the chairwoman of the Reginald F.
Boosting Diversity in U.S. Law Schools Melanie Grayce West 2011
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