chairman of a meeting

  • 21chairman — The most senior officer in a company, who presides at the annual general meeting of the company and usually also at meetings of the board of directors. This officer may combine the roles of chairman and managing director, especially in a small… …

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  • 22chairman of the board — The person in the chair, that is, the person who presides at the meeting of the board of a corporation of any kind. Although the nature and the duties of this office varies as between corporations, usually the top executive is the president… …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 23chairman — I. noun Date: 1592 1. a. the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or event b. the administrative officer of a department of instruction (as in a college) 2. a carrier of a sedan chair • chairmanship noun II. transitive verb ( …

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  • 24chairman — noun /ˈtʃɛːmən/ a) A person (implied male) presiding over a meeting. 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… …

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  • 25chairman — (or chairwoman) noun (plural chairmen or chairwomen) a person in charge of a meeting, committee, company, or other organization. Derivatives chairmanship noun …

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  • 26chairman's report — chairperson s report; = chairwoman s report A report by the chair of a company in the annual report and accounts (see annual accounts), addressed to the members of the company, giving an overview of the company s activities during the financial… …

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  • 27chairman — chairwoman; chairperson; chair The most senior officer in a company, who presides at the annual general meeting of the company and usually also at meetings of the board of directors. He or she may combine the roles of chairperson and managing… …

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  • 28chairman's report — chairperson s report; chairwoman s report A report by the chair of a company in the annual report and accounts (see annual accounts), addressed to the members of the company, giving an overview of the company s activities during the financial… …

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  • 29chairman*/ — [ˈtʃeəmən] (plural chairmen [ˈtʃeəmən] ) noun [C] the person who is in charge of a meeting, committee, company, or organization …

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  • 30chairman — chair•man [[t]ˈtʃɛər mən[/t]] n. pl. men, 1) the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, etc., or the head of a board or department 2) someone employed to carry or wheel a person in a chair 3) chair 11) • Etymology: 1645–55 chair′man•ship , n …

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