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Meaning of Chairman | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1 Frequent
ˈtʃɛːmən

Definitions

  1. A person presiding over a meeting.
  2. The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
  3. Someone whose job is to carry people in a portable chair, sedan chair, or similar conveyance.

Equivalents

العربية الرّئيس رئيس
Azərbaycanca sədr
Беларуская галава старшыня
Български председа́тел
Čeština předseda
Dansk formand
Ελληνικά πρόεδρος
Esperanto prezidanto
Eesti esimees
Gaeilge cathaoirleach
Gàidhlig neach-na-cathrach
Magyar elnök
Հայերեն նախագահ
Bahasa Indonesia ketua
Italiano presidente
日本語 主席 委員長 理事長 議長
ქართული თავმჯდომარე
Қазақша басқарма
ខ្មែរ ប្រធាន
한국어 위원장 의장 주석
Kurdî presîdent reîs
ລາວ ປະທານ
Македонски претседател
Монгол дарга
Bahasa Melayu pengerusi
မြန်မာဘာသာ သဘာပတိ ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ
Nederlands voorzitter
Română președinte
Русский председатель
Slovenčina predseda
Slovenščina predsednik
Shqip kryetar
Српски predsednik predsjednik
Svenska ordförande
Kiswahili mwenyekiti
ไทย ประธาน
Tagalog tagapangulo
Türkçe başkan reis
Українська голова головуючий
اردو رئیس صدر
Oʻzbekcha rais
Tiếng Việt chủ tịch

Examples

“When I got ready to leave, why, Chairman Mao came down to the plane. Chairman Mao gave me some Chinese rugs and told me that I was the only prisoner of war that had ever come through there from North China.”
“Unsurprisingly, the Group was highly critical of the BTC's organisation and finances, and this prompted Marples to bring forward the Transport Act 1962, which created BR as a standalone entity with its own Board, headed by a full-time chairman. Beeching accepted this latter position, and initially became the BTC chairman in June 1961.”
“Mr Western entered; but not before a small wrangling bout had passed between him and his chairmen; for the fellows, who had taken up their burden at the Hercules Pillars, had conceived no hopes of having any future good customer in the squire […]”
“Mr. Winkle, catching sight of a lady's face at the window of the sedan, turned hastily round, plied the knocker with all his might and main, and called frantically upon the chairman to take the chair away again.”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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