English

Etymology
From chairman, politically corrected so as not to estrange females.

Noun
en-noun|pl2=chairpeople

1. 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: 主席 (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: 議� (����, gich�), ��� (������, iinch�)
Scottish Gaelic: neach-na-cathrach m|f
Spanish: presidente
Swedish: ordförande

Category:Politically correct terms

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