Thesaurus results for CHAIRMEN

chairmen

noun

plural of chairman

as in chairpersons

a person in charge of a meeting the chairman called the meeting to order

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Recent Examples of chairmen Hastert’s tenure was marked by a shift of power from committee chairmen to GOP leaders, fealty to the Bush administration and an explosion of congressional pet projects known as earmarks. — Michael Tarm, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026 And that means Republican committee chairmen and leaders control any effort to curtail them — not rank-and-file Democrats. — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 21 Sep. 2026 Several groups have filed amicus briefs in support of ABC, including the Foundation for Equal Rights and Expression, and another from a group of former FCC chairmen, commissioners and staffers. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2026 As fashion week rolled on Monday, much of the industry recapped the incident and questioned what might happen next to Kolb, who has been in his role for 20 years under three chairmen. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026 Twelve of the most powerful football owners, chairmen and CEOs clinked glasses and talked shop. — James Horncastle, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026 The 46-year-old is the oldest son of Denise and John York, the co-chairmen of the 49ers. — David Close, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026 Both are already chairmen of other important committees, though. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 12 July 2026 When Levine left to return to his seat, the two chairmen smiled and shook hands. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for chairmen

Noun

There have been four different PCB chairpersons since 2022 and each has brought in a different vision and a new set of executives to run the board.

— Ahsan Iftikhar Nagi, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
The existing committee chairpersons are tasked with facilitating meetings and placing items on their agendas.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 27 May 2026

Definition of chairpersons

Noun

Not surprisingly, the legislation does nothing to curb the growth of compensation and other benefits for college presidents, athletics directors, coaches and staff who continue to be in charge of the athletes under their control.

— Bruce Svare, Sportico.com, 17 Oct. 2026
The summit drew a crowd of 150 including retail and brand CEOs and presidents, industry consultants and media, and at the dinner the night before, honored Martha Stewart with Wharton’s Retail Excellence Award.

— David Moin, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of presidents

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But Raman’s answers never meandered and weren’t too elliptical, even when she was pressed by the able moderators.

— Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Excessive false positives also overwhelmed the human moderators trying to detect dangerous accounts.

— Vicky Nguyen, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026