chairman
US /ˈtʃɛrmən/
Definition
the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
The chairman will open the annual shareholders meeting at nine.
Word Family
NounNoun
chairman gốc
chairmanship
VerbVerb
chairman gốc
AdjectiveAdj
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AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- presidentan executive officer of a firm or corporation
- headthe upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
- directorsomeone who controls resources and expenditures
Collocations
- Easy respectful greeting to the board chairmandescribing respectful greeting to the board chairman (full of or exhibiting respect)
- Medium elected chairman of the board of directorsto elected chairman of the board of directors, meaning to select by a vote for an office or membership
- Hard formal address by the executive chairmandescribing formal address by the executive chairman (a lavish dance requiring formal attire)
- Very Hard ousted as chairman during hostile takeoverto ousted as chairman during hostile takeover, meaning to remove from a position or office
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