chairwoman
pronunciation
How to pronounce chairwoman in British English:
UK [ˈtʃeəwʊmən]
How to pronounce chairwoman in American English:
US [ˈtʃerəwʊmən]
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- Noun:
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
Word Origin
- chairwoman (n.)
- "woman who leads a formal meeting," 1752, from chair (n.) + woman.
Example
- 1. Ms. kwong was also named the developer 's non-executive chairwoman .
- 2. Mary schapiro , chairwoman , says she needs 800 more staff to write and police new rules .
- 3. In 2003 , the commission 's first chairwoman resigned , saying that ireland 's department of education had refused to release crucial documents . The report covers a period from the 1930s to the 1990s , when the last of the institutions closed .
- 4. The election is scheduled for jan. 14 , and will pit mr. ma against dpp chairwoman tsai ing-wen .
- 5. Childless and twice married , the chairwoman of the christian democratic union often comes off as reserved and self-effacing .