chairman

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BrE /ˈtʃeəmən/ AmE /ˈtʃɛr.mən/

noun en → es

1 LEADER [singular] B2

a man who is in charge of a company, organization, or committee and leads meetings

presidente, director, jefe

  • the chairman of the board

Collocations chairman of the company · chairman of the committee

  • He was elected chairman of the board.

    Fue elegido presidente del consejo.

2 MEETING [singular] B2

a man who leads a meeting or discussion and makes sure that everyone follows the rules of the meeting

presidente de la reunión, moderador

  • chairman of the meeting

Collocations chairman of a conference · chairman of a debate

  • The chairman called for order.

    El presidente pidió orden.