Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word A person who leads a meeting or an organization, often overseeing discussions and decisions.
Chairman
/ˈtʃeəmən/Synonyms:
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This word has no antonymsExamples:
The chairman spoke at the meeting.As chairman, he leads the committee strongly.
Etymology:
Derived from chair, which denoted the seat of authority, combined with man, indicating an individual, first used in the sense of a leader of a meeting or a committee in the late 17th century.
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