chairman
noun
ˈtʃeəmən
noun
1
chairperson chair
someone,
especially
a
man,
who
is
in
charge
of
a
meeting
or
directs
the
work
of
a
committee
or
an
organization
Many
people
use
or
instead,
to
avoid
suggesting
that
this
person
must
be
a
man.
很多人使用 chairperson 或 chair 以避免暗示此人必须是男子。
[+
of
]
Potts
was
appointed
chairman
of
the
education
committee.
波茨当选为教育委员会主席。
deputy/vice
chairman
Barrett
serves
as
vice
chairman.
巴雷特担任副主席一职。
2
someone
who
is
in
charge
of
a
large
company
or
organization
[英] 〔大公司、大组织的〕董事长，理事长，总裁
BrE
the
chairman
of
British
Aerospace
英国航空航天工业总裁
Williams
has
been
chairman
of
the
board
for
five
years.
威廉斯担任董事会主席已有五年了 。