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puheenjohtaja — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • chairman noun The person who leads a board, committee, or meeting.
  • chairperson noun A gender-neutral term for the person who leads a meeting, committee, or organization.
  • chairwoman noun A woman who leads a board, committee, or meeting.
  • foreman noun A person who supervises a group of workers, especially on a construction site or in a factory.
  • master noun A person with exceptional skill or deep expertise in something.
  • president noun The elected head of state of a republic, or the head of its government.

Senses

puheenjohtaja is used for these senses in English:

  • chairman A person presiding over a meeting.
  • chairman The head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity.
  • chairperson A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
  • chairwoman A female chairperson
  • foreman (legal) The member of a jury who presides over it and speaks on its behalf.
  • master (by extension) A person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
  • president A person presiding over a meeting; a chair, presiding officer, presider.

chairman — full definition

  1. noun The person who leads a board, committee, or meeting.
  2. verb To act as chairman of a group or meeting.

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