chairperson

chair + person

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈtʃɛːpəːs(ə)n/

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Noun

Singular chairperson

Plural chairpersons or chairpeople

1. (countable) A chairperson is the person who controls a meeting or an organization.
   • Synonyms: chair, chairman and chairwoman

   Alan Eastwood is the former chairperson of the Police Federation.

   Mr Saatchi will continue as chairperson but is being replaced as chief executive by Robert Louis-Dreyfus.