3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Chairman \Chair"man\, n.; pl. {Chairmen}. 1. The presiding officer of a committee, or of a public or private meeting, or of any organized body. [1913 Webster] 2. One whose business it is to cary a chair or sedan. [1913 Webster] Breaks watchmen's heads and chairmen's glasses. --Prior. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: chairman n : the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: {president}, {chairwoman}, {chair}, {chairperson}] v : act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years" [syn: {chair}] From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]: CHAIRMAN. The presiding officer of a committee; as, chairman of the committee of ways and means. The person selected to preside over a popular meeting, is also called a chairman or moderator.
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