Chairman
Meeting's top seat
Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, committee, board, or organization—the person who leads proceedings and often holds executive authority.
A chairman of the board typically oversees corporate governance.
The word has largely given way to gender-neutral alternatives like chair or chairperson, though chairman persists in formal titles and historical references: The chairman called the meeting to order.
Flat rigid panel
- CEOTop corporate officer
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- directorOne who leads
- shareholderEquity owner in corporation
boardroom · meeting · governance · appointment · tenure · resignation · vote · proxy
Chinese family name
- communistCollectivist political adherent
- collectiveJointly organized group
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- propagandaBiased information for influence
cult · portrait · ideology · party · central · cadre · cultural · regime
Appointed group for duties
- senateLegislative governing body
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
- caucusParty selection meeting
subcommittee · legislature · assembly · party · speaker · gavel · floor · session
Leading a formal gathering
- leaderOne who guides others
- headUppermost body part
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- overseerOne who monitors work
authority · figurehead · spokesperson · representative · moderator · facilitator · convener · helm
board
Flat rigid panel
shareholder · boardroom · meeting · governance · appointment · tenure · resignation · vote · proxy · fiduciary
Mao
Chinese family name
- communistCollectivist political adherent
- collectiveJointly organized group
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
propaganda · cult · portrait · ideology · party · central · cadre · cultural · regime · authoritarian
committee
Appointed group for duties
- senateLegislative governing body
- parliamentNational legislative assembly
- hearingPerceiving sound waves
caucus · subcommittee · legislature · assembly · party · speaker · gavel · floor · session · chamber
presiding
Leading a formal gathering
overseer · authority · figurehead · spokesperson · representative · moderator · facilitator · convener · helm · charge
Chairmansubordinate
One lower in rank
junior member · follower · underling · minion · foot soldier
Chairmanmember
One who belongs
board member · backbencher · observer · secretary · appointee
Chairmanattendee
Person present at event
spectator · observer · participant · delegate · backbencher
- Chairman of the BoardHead of corporate governance
- vice chairmanSecond-ranking board officer