chairman
chair·man
noun
1.
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
- “address your remarks to the chairperson”
verb
1.
act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
- “She chaired the department for many years”
Origin
From chair + -man.
Phrases
- barangay chairman
- vice chairman
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