party chair

Committee's top official

A party chair is the leader of a political party's organizational apparatus, responsible for fundraising, strategy, and public messaging.

The role is typically elected by party members or appointed by committee: The party chair announced a new voter outreach initiative.

Also called party chairman or party chairwoman, though chair has become the standard gender-neutral term.

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