chairperson

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Scrabble points: 18
Words With Friends: 20
Letters: 11

Definition of chairperson

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noun

A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.

“She was the chairperson of the board and she presided over the meeting.”

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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κᾰτᾰ́ (kătắ) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρᾱ (hédrā) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English -person English chairperson From chair + person, after chairman and chairwoman.

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