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başkan — 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.
  • president noun The elected head of state of a republic, or the head of its government.
  • umpire noun An official who oversees a sports match and enforces its rules, such as in baseball, cricket, or tennis.

Senses

başkan is used for these senses in English:

  • chairman A person presiding over a meeting.
  • chairperson A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
  • president Primary leader of a corporation. Not to be confused with CEO, which is a related but separate position that is sometimes held by a different person.
  • umpire (law) A person who arbitrates between contending parties.

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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