English
Etymology
From chairman, politically corrected so as not to estrange females.
Noun
en-noun|pl2=chairpeople
- a person who presides over a meeting, a board, etc.
#: She was the chairperson of the board and she presided over the meeting.
Related terms
chairman, chairmen
chairwoman, chairwomen
Translations
Chinese: ä¸»å¸ (zhu3xi2)
Dutch: voorzitter m, voorzitster f
Finnish: puheenjohtaja
German: Vorsitzender m, Vorsitzende f
Hebrew: ××ש×-ר×ש (yoshev-rosh) m, ××ש×ת-ר×ש (yoshevet-rosh) f
Interlingua: presidente, chairman
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Japanese: è°é· (ãã¡ãã, gichÅ), å§å¡é· (ãããã¡ãã, iinchÅ)
Scottish Gaelic: neach-na-cathrach m|f
Spanish: presidente
Swedish: ordförande
Category:Politically correct terms
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