chairman's

Meeting leader's title

Chairman's is the possessive form of chairman, indicating something belonging to or associated with the person presiding over a board, committee, or organization: the chairman's remarks, the chairman's gavel.

The term appears frequently in formal contexts: chairman's report, chairman's letter to shareholders.

authority

gavel

Small ceremonial hammer

  • decisionSettled course of action
  • rulingFormal legal determination
  • vetoOfficial refusal to approve

directive · mandate · prerogative · discretion · approval · sanction · decree · pronouncement · adjournment · casting vote

meetings

address

Speak to formally

report · summary · announcement · introduction · welcome · closing · proceedings · minutes · motion · recognition

possessions

office

Professional work location

signature · memo · correspondence · plaque · portrait · nameplate · quarters · suite · secretary · assistant

role

duties

Required tasks or charges

appointment · election · nomination · succession · resignation · retirement · removal · vacancy · replacement · term

Opposites
hierarchical role

chairman'ssubordinate's

Belonging to one below

employee's · worker's · member's · staff's · intern's

organizational function

chairman'ssecretary's

Belonging to office assistant

treasurer's · clerk's · assistant's · aide's

meeting role function

chairman'ssecretary's

Belonging to office assistant

recorder's · participant's · observer's

Phrases
Family

chairman

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G