chairpersons

chairpersons — noun

1. a person who leads a meeting, committee, or organization and is responsible for

1.名詞B2
釋義

a person who leads a meeting, committee, or organization and is responsible for keeping it organized and running fairly

例句

The two chairpersons of the committee, Ilan and Sofia, prepared the agenda before the meeting.

plural form: two chairpersons of [committee]

Haruto was elected chairperson of the neighborhood council after serving as secretary for two years.

elected chairperson of [organization]

同義詞
  • chair

    shorter, more casual form; very common in academic and corporate contexts ('the chair of the department')

  • moderator

    focuses on the role of managing a discussion or debate rather than overall leadership

  • presiding officer

    more formal and technical; commonly used in legislative and parliamentary settings

文法句型

the chairperson + of + group/institution

chairperson + verb (singular/plural agreement)

用法筆記

Using chairperson instead of chairman or chairwoman avoids specifying the gender of the person in the role. The shortened form chair is also common in British and American English, especially in academic and corporate settings.

常見錯誤

❌The chairpersons of the meeting is Ms. Chen.
✅The chairperson of the meeting is Ms. Chen.
💡chairpersons is the plural form; use chairperson for a single person.
❌Each chairpersons must sign the report.
✅Each chairperson must sign the report.
💡after each, every, or a singular subject, use the singular chairperson.