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Chairperson

🔄 Synonyms of "Chairperson"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
chairmannoun	The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
chairnoun	An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
presidentnoun	The head of state of a republic.
chairwomannoun	A female chairperson

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Chairperson"

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Word	Definition
chairmannoun	The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
presidentnoun	The head of state of a republic.
chairwomannoun	A female chairperson
chairnoun	An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
chairmanshipnoun	The office, or the term, of a chairman.
presideverb	(intransitive) To act as president or chairperson.
presidencynoun	The office or role of president.
presiding	(law) Having authority over; vested with the authority to preside over.
presidential	Pertaining to a president or presidency.
vice-chairmannoun	Alternative form of vice chairman. [A person who takes on the responsibilities of a chairman in his absence]
vice-presidentnoun	Alternative spelling of vice president. [A deputy to a president, often empowered to assume the position of president on their death or absence.]
chiefnoun	The leader or head of a tribe, organisation, business unit, or other group.
convenornoun	One who assembles people for an official or public purpose.
convenernoun	One who convenes or calls a meeting
gavelnoun	A wooden mallet, used by a courtroom judge, or by a committee chairman, struck against a sounding block to quieten those present, or by an auctioneer to accept the highest bid at auction.
leadernoun	Any person who leads or directs.
ministernoun	(government) A politician who heads a ministry
chapternoun	One of the main sections into which a published work is divided, especially a book.
speakernoun	One who speaks.
directornoun	One who directs; the person in charge of managing a department or directorate (e.g., director of engineering), project, or production (as in a show or film, e.g., film director).