chairpersonn.

Etymology: < chair n.¹ + person n., after chairman, etc.: see person n. 2f.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈchairperson.

A chairman or chairwoman.Used as a gender-neutral alternative to these words. Cf. chair n.¹ 9b.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > president or chairperson of

presidenta1382

prolocutor1570

moderator1573

spokesman1607

committee chair1643

chairman1654

referendary1655

speaker1656

chair1659

convener1681

chairperson1971

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who presides > over a body of persons or their meetings > chairperson

chairperson1971

chair1976

1971 Sci. News 11 Sept. 166 A group of women psychologists thanked the board for using the word ‘chair~person’ rather than ‘chairman’.

1977 Maledicta 1 39 Send a flyer to appropriate chairpersons for departmental announcements.

1980 Amer. Speech 55 129 In Great Britain..any revision of gender has stopped with the half-hearted use of chairperson.

1984 S. Townsend Growing Pains Adrian Mole 80 Dear Chairperson, Arthur, it is with the deepest regret that I offer my resignation as vice-chairperson of the Elm Ward Labour Party.

Derivatives

ˈchairpersonship n. = chairmanship n.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > president or chairperson of > office of

presidence1606

presidency1608

prolocutorshipa1650

Speakership1653

chair1659

presidentship1711

chairpersonship1982

society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who presides > over a body of persons or their meetings > chairperson > position or chair of

chair1659

chairpersonship1982

1982 Nature 9 Dec. 550/1 On the more general aspects of the arriviste's upward trajectory, however, such as the craft of..chairpersonship, he has much less to say.

1983 Listener 14 Apr. 43/1 The panel consisted of the distinguished authors Nina Bawden, Elizabeth Jane Howard, under the ‘chairpersonship’ of the equally distinguished Maureen Duffy.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	chairperson
释义	chairpersonn. Etymology: < chair n.¹ + person n., after chairman, etc.: see person n. 2f.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈchairperson. A chairman or chairwoman.Used as a gender-neutral alternative to these words. Cf. chair n.¹ 9b. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > president or chairperson of presidenta1382 prolocutor1570 moderator1573 spokesman1607 committee chair1643 chairman1654 referendary1655 speaker1656 chair1659 convener1681 chairperson1971 society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who presides > over a body of persons or their meetings > chairperson chairperson1971 chair1976 1971 Sci. News 11 Sept. 166 A group of women psychologists thanked the board for using the word ‘chair~person’ rather than ‘chairman’. 1977 Maledicta 1 39 Send a flyer to appropriate chairpersons for departmental announcements. 1980 Amer. Speech 55 129 In Great Britain..any revision of gender has stopped with the half-hearted use of chairperson. 1984 S. Townsend Growing Pains Adrian Mole 80 Dear Chairperson, Arthur, it is with the deepest regret that I offer my resignation as vice-chairperson of the Elm Ward Labour Party. Derivatives ˈchairpersonship n. = chairmanship n. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > [noun] > president or chairperson of > office of presidence1606 presidency1608 prolocutorshipa1650 Speakership1653 chair1659 presidentship1711 chairpersonship1982 society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who presides > over a body of persons or their meetings > chairperson > position or chair of chair1659 chairpersonship1982 1982 Nature 9 Dec. 550/1 On the more general aspects of the arriviste's upward trajectory, however, such as the craft of..chairpersonship, he has much less to say. 1983 Listener 14 Apr. 43/1 The panel consisted of the distinguished authors Nina Bawden, Elizabeth Jane Howard, under the ‘chairpersonship’ of the equally distinguished Maureen Duffy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1989; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1971
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