'Chairman' definitions:
Definition of 'chairman'
(from WordNet)
noun
The officer who presides at the meetings of an organization; "address your remarks to the chairperson" [syn: president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson]
verb
Act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university; "She chaired the department for many years" [syn: chair, chairman]
Definition of 'Chairman'
From: 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]