Synonyms of chairperson

chairperson

noun

ˈcher-ˌpər-sᵊn 

as in chairman

a person in charge of a meeting

the chairperson will determine the order in which people will speak

Synonyms & Similar Words

• chairman
• president
• moderator
• presider
• chair
• speaker
• chairwoman
• prolocutor
• cochairman
• cochair
• cochairperson
• copresident
• cochairwoman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of chairperson

Company chief executive Gabriel Tirador was named to succeed him as chairperson. — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026

The funeral was held at Eglise Saint-Sulpice and drew guests such as supermodel Claudia Schiffer, fashion designer Gilles Dufour, chairperson and CEO of Christian Dior Couture Delphine Arnault and First Lady of France Brigitte Macron. — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026

No product yet for CAMI Mark Gee, CAMI’s plant chairperson, said in a statement that GM was unwilling to make a product commitment from the beginning of the contract talks due to uncertainty around tariffs and trade. — Jackie Charniga, Freep.com, 29 Aug. 2026

Democrats haven’t won a statewide seat since 2018, when now-chairperson of the Florida Democratic Party, Nikki Fried, became a one-term agriculture commissioner. — Liv Caputo, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026