chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
ˈcher-ˌwu̇-mən 
plural chairwomen
: a woman who serves as chairperson
the committee's chairwoman
the chairwoman of the university's physics department
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Jennifer Geerlings-Simons, a physician and chairwoman of Suriname's National Democratic Party, was sworn in as the Dutch-speaking nation's president.
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Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Gwen McFarlin to step down Friday The central committee will meet Saturday at a union hall in Sharonville to choose who will succeed current chairwoman Gwen McFarlin.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Ilitch, 90, took the reins as chairwoman of her family’s holding company Ilitch Holdings, which owns Little Caesars, after her husband died in 2017.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 7 June 2025
The Democratic chairwoman of the commission told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the commission doesn't currently receive the funding federal officials are threatening to withhold and disputed the merits of the DOJ accusations.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
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Arkansas Online, 19 July 2025
Gwen McFarlin to step down Friday The central committee will meet Saturday at a union hall in Sharonville to choose who will succeed current chairwoman Gwen McFarlin.
—Scott Wartman, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
Ilitch, 90, took the reins as chairwoman of her family’s holding company Ilitch Holdings, which owns Little Caesars, after her husband died in 2017.
—Megan Sauer, CNBC, 7 June 2025
The Democratic chairwoman of the commission told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel that the commission doesn't currently receive the funding federal officials are threatening to withhold and disputed the merits of the DOJ accusations.
—Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
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“Chairwoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairwoman. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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chairwoman
noun
chair·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who conducts a meeting
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