"chairman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtʃɛːmən/ [UK], /ˈtʃɛr.mən/ [US] Audio: en-us-chairman.ogg [US] Forms: chairman [singular], chairmen [plural]
Etymology: chair + -man Head templates: {{noun|2=chairmen}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A chairman is the person who controls a meeting or an organization. Synonyms: chair, chairperson, chairwoman
    Sense id: simple-chairman-en-noun-ItLzqlLv
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -man
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