chairperson

/ˈtʃeərˌpɜr·sən/ n [C] (plural chairpersons

/ˈtʃeərˌpɜr·sənz/) (also chair /tʃeər/)

Definition

› a person in charge of a meeting, organization, or department: All the members of the committee take turns acting as chairperson.

(Definition of chairperson n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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