chairman

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
  2. verb act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

Etymology

From chair + -man.

In classic literature

Synonyms

president, chairwoman, chair, chairperson

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