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- [chair-pur-suh n]
- /ˈtʃɛərˌpɜr sən/
- /ˈtʃeəˌpɜː.sən/
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- [chair-pur-suh n]
- /ˈtʃɛərˌpɜr sən/
Definitions of chairperson word
- countable noun chairperson The chairperson of a meeting, committee, or organization is the person in charge of it. 3
- noun chairperson chairman (sense 1) 3
- noun chairperson a person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, etc. 1
- noun chairperson the administrative head of a department in a high school, college, or university. 1
- noun chairperson Chairperson has, since the 1960s, come to be used widely as an alternative to either chairman or chairwoman. This change has sprung largely from a desire to avoid chairman, which is felt by many to be inappropriate and even sexually discriminatory when applied to a woman. In some organizations, notably academic and, to a lesser extent, governmental, chairperson has been adopted as the official term for anyone who fills the position in question. Some publishers and publications specify the use of chairperson in their style guides. Despite such widespread acceptance, some newspapers, press associations, and other news media do not use chairperson at all, usually on the grounds that it is awkward and that chairman is a well-established generic term covering both sexes. Some publications and organizations use the term chair to designate the presiding officer, thus avoiding charges of both sexism and awkwardness: Jim will be chair of the entertainment committee this year, and Jane will be chair next year. Chairperson is standard in all varieties of speech and writing. See also -man, -person, -woman. 1
- noun chairperson A chairman or chairwoman (used as a neutral alternative). 1
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Origin of chairperson
First appearance:
before 1970 One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; chair(man) + -person
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Parts of speech for Chairperson
noun
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chairperson popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
chairperson usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for chairperson
noun chairperson
- director — a person or thing that directs.
- administrator — An administrator is a person whose job involves helping to organize and supervise the way that an organization or institution functions.
- monitor — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- spokesperson — a person who speaks for another or for a group.
- moderator — a person or thing that moderates.
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