chairman
noun [ C ] (also chair); (chairperson) uk/ˈtʃeə.mən/ us/ˈtʃer.mən/ -men /ˈtʃeə.mən/ /ˈtʃer.mən/
(会议或组织的)主持人,主席
a person in charge of a meeting or organization
Synonym: president
Compare: chairwoman
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- Sidney ruthlessly clawed his way up from the position of junior clerk to chairman of the company .
- In his closing remarks, the chairman thanked everyone who had helped.
- "Let's draw this meeting to a close, gentlemen, " said the chairman.
- I interviewed the chairman of the company in his seventh-floor eyrie.
- The chairman said that he would now take questions from the floor .