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CHAIRPERSON Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word chairperson. (exact relations)
There is 1 hypernym of the word chairperson. (close relations)
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chair
nounn
noun

• a seat for one person, with a support for the back

• the position of professor

• the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

• an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person

• a particular seat in an orchestra

verb

• act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

• preside over

chairman
nounn
noun

• the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

verb

• act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university

chairwoman
nounn
noun

• the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

president
verb, nounv, n
noun

• an executive officer of a firm or corporation

• the person who holds the office of head of state of the United States government

• the office of the United States head of state

• the chief executive of a republic

• the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

• the head administrative officer of a college or university

presider
nounn
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convener
nounn
noun

• the member of a group whose duty it is to convene meetings

director
nounn
noun

• someone who controls resources and expenditures

• member of a board of directors

• someone who supervises the actors and directs the action in the production of a show

• the person who directs the making of a film

• the person who leads a musical group

head
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains

• a single domestic animal

• that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason

• a person who is in charge

• the front of a military formation or procession

• the pressure exerted by a fluid

• the top of something

• the source of water from which a stream arises

• (grammar) the word in a grammatical constituent that plays the same grammatical role as the whole constituent

• the tip of an abscess (where the pus accumulates)

• the length or height based on the size of a human or animal head

• a dense cluster of flowers or foliage

• the educator who has executive authority for a school

• an individual person

• a user of (usually soft) drugs

• a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea)

• a rounded compact mass

• the foam or froth that accumulates at the top when you pour an effervescent liquid into a container

• the part in the front or nearest the viewer

• a difficult juncture

• forward movement

• a V-shaped mark at one end of an arrow pointer

• the subject matter at issue

• a line of text serving to indicate what the passage below it is about

• the rounded end of a bone that fits into a rounded cavity in another bone to form a joint

• that part of a skeletal muscle that is away from the bone that it moves

• (computer science) a tiny electromagnetic coil and metal pole used to write and read magnetic patterns on a disk

• (usually plural) the obverse side of a coin that usually bears the representation of a person's head

• the striking part of a tool

• (nautical) a toilet on board a boat or ship

• a projection out from one end

• a membrane that is stretched taut over a drum

• oral stimulation of the genitals

verb

• to go or travel towards

• be in charge of

• travel in front of; go in advance of others

• be the first or leading member of (a group) and excel

• direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

• take its rise

• be in the front of or on top of

• form a head or come or grow to a head

• remove the head of

leader
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a person who rules or guides or inspires others

• a featured article of merchandise sold at a loss in order to draw customers

moderator
nounn
noun

• any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors

• in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly

• someone who presides over a forum or debate

• someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence

principal
nounn
noun

• the original amount of a debt on which interest is calculated

• the educator who has executive authority for a school

• an actor who plays a principal role

• capital as contrasted with the income derived from it

• (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

• the major party to a financial transaction at a stock exchange; buys and sells for his own account

adjective satellite

• most important element

speaker
nounn
noun

• someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)

• the presiding officer of a deliberative assembly

• electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance

spokesperson
nounn
noun

• an advocate who represents someone else's policy or purpose

officer
nounn
noun

• any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command

• someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust

• a member of a police force

• a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel

verb

• direct or command as an officer

presiding
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• act as president

Best Hypernyms For CHAIRPERSON

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presiding officer

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