chairman
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- (countable) A chairman is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.
- Synonyms: chair, chairperson and chairwoman
- Alan Eastwood is the former chairman of the Police Federation.
- Mr Saatchi will continue as chairman but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.
- Mr Chairman, ladies and gentlemen I'd like to present to the board the results of our research.