chairman
Meeting's lead figure
A chairman is the person who presides over a meeting, committee, board, or organization.
The chairman leads discussions, maintains order, and often has authority to make procedural decisions or cast tie-breaking votes.
In corporate settings, the chairman of the board holds significant power over company direction and executive appointments.
The chairman called the meeting to order.
The term is increasingly replaced by the gender-neutral chair or chairperson, though chairman remains common in formal and traditional contexts.
Flat rigid panel
- CEOTop corporate officer
- directorOne who leads
- executiveSenior organizational leader
- governanceHow authority is exercised
fiduciary · shareholder · bylaws · oversight · stewardship · boardroom · trustee · appointee
Gathering for discussion
- gavelSmall ceremonial hammer
- conveneFormally gather together
- agendaFormal discussion list
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
session · assembly · forum · conference · summit · panel · deliberate · roundtable
Elected leader of nation
- chancellorSenior administrative official
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
- councilorElected local official
governor · secretary · consul · officer · delegate · representative · dignitary · appointee
One who guides others
- chiefTop-ranking leader
- headUppermost body part
- bossWorkplace superior
- figureheadNominal leader, no authority
helmsman · commander · captain · principal · overseer · superintendent · foreman · superior
Energy transfer rate
- controlAuthority to direct
- influencePower to affect others
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
command · direction · oversight · supervision · clout · sway · administration · rule
board
Flat rigid panel
governance · fiduciary · shareholder · bylaws · oversight · stewardship · boardroom · trustee · appointee · proxy
meeting
Gathering for discussion
moderator · session · assembly · forum · conference · summit · panel · deliberate · roundtable · plenary
president
Elected leader of nation
- chancellorSenior administrative official
- ministerReligious leader or serve
- commissionerAppointed agency leader
councilor · governor · secretary · consul · officer · delegate · representative · dignitary · appointee · envoy
leader
One who guides others
figurehead · helmsman · commander · captain · principal · overseer · superintendent · foreman · superior · top
power
Energy transfer rate
jurisdiction · command · direction · oversight · supervision · clout · sway · administration · rule · dominion
- authorityleaders, ruler, rulers, monarch, bosses
- bossesboss, bossman, manager, supervisor, foreman
- business leadersCEO, director, presidente, executive, founder
- business mogulstycoon, mogul, magnate, billionaire, titan
- business peopleCEO, executive, entrepreneur, investor, tycoon
- Business Titanstycoon, mogul, magnate, industrialist, billionaire
chairmansubordinate
One lower in rank
employee · junior staff · underling · follower · minion
chairmanattendee
Person present at event
participant · observer · spectator · listener · backbencher
- Chairman of the BoardHead of corporate governance
- vice chairmanSecond-ranking board officer
- party chairmanHead of political organization
- board chairmanDirector who leads meetings
cochairman, chairmanships, vice-chairman, chairmen, chairmanship