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chairman
What does chairman mean?
chairman (noun): a person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a man.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce chairman?
/ˈtʃɛɹmən/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does chairman come from?
From chair + -man.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to chairman
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “chairman” mean?
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a person presiding over a meeting, sometimes especially a man
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