chairman
n.
chairperson, person who presides over something; person who presides over a meeting; person who presides a committee; chief officer of a company; person employed to wheel a person in a chair
v.
act as the presiding officer (of a committee, meeting, etc.), act as a chairman
Chair (official)
A chair, convener, or seat is a seat of office, authority, or dignity, such as a
professorship at a
college or university, or the holder of that office, such as the chair of a committee. Chair usually refers only to the head of a governing body, while a seat refers to any position in that governing body.
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chairman
Noun
1. the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson"
(synonym) president, chairwoman, chair, chairperson
(hypernym) presiding officer
(hyponym) Kalon Tripa
(derivation) chair
Verb
1. act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years"
(synonym) chair
(hypernym) head, lead
(derivation) president, chairwoman, chair, chairperson
Chairman
(n.)
The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body.
(n.)
One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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Chairman
To dream that you see the chairman of any public body, foretells you will seek elevation and be recompensed by receiving a high position of trust. To see one looking out of humor you are threatened with unsatisfactory states. If you are a chairman, you will be distinguished for your justice and kindness to others.
Ten Thousand Dreams Interpreted, or "What's in a dream": a scientific and practical exposition; By Gustavus Hindman, 1910. For the open domain e-text see:
Guttenberg Project