"chairwoman" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtʃɛːwʊmən/ [UK], /ˈtʃɛr.wʊmən/ [US] Forms: chairwoman [singular], chairwomen [plural]
Etymology: chair + -woman Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|chair|woman}} chair + -woman Head templates: {{noun|2=chairwomen}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A chairwoman is the person who controls a meeting or an organization. Synonyms: chair, chairperson, chairman
    Sense id: simple-chairwoman-en-noun-lCM5qZXM
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -woman
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