chairman
B2Frequent NGSL-2UK /ˈtʃeəmən/US /ˈtʃermən/
Meaning
noun
the person in charge of a meeting, who tells people when they can speak, etc.
“Sir Herbert took it upon himself to act as chairman.”
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“new CEO comes in I'm the chairman but I”
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“to his house and told me that it wasn't going to be that way even then I was convinced he would stay on as chairman that he would step back from the”
📺 2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim CookLearn this word in the video →
Appears in 2 lessons:Joe Tsai Co-founder & Chair of Alibaba2019 Stanford Commencement address by Tim Cook
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