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Vinony

chairperson

noun

  1. leading or presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English -person English chairperson From chair + person, after chairman and chairwoman.

  1. A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.

    “She was the chairperson of the board and she presided over the meeting.”