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/chair"meuhn ship'/, n.the office or rank of chairman.[1840-50; CHAIRMAN + -SHIP]
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chairmanship — UK US /ˈtʃeəmənʃɪp/ US /ˈtʃer / noun [C, usually singular or U] ► the position or work of being a chairman, or the period of time during which someone is a chairman: »Lobbyists are pushing for the Senator to give up his chairmanship of the… … Financial and business terms
Chairmanship — Chair man*ship, n. The office of a chairman of a meeting or organized body. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
chairmanship — [[t]tʃe͟ə(r)mənʃɪp[/t]] chairmanships N VAR: usu with supp The chairmanship of a committee or organization is the fact of being its chairperson. Someone s chairmanship can also mean the period during which they are chairperson. The Government has … English dictionary
chairmanship — n. a rotating chairmanship * * * [ tʃeəmənʃɪp] a rotating chairmanship … Combinatory dictionary
chairmanship — chair|man|ship [ˈtʃeəmənʃıp US ˈtʃer ] n [U and C] the position of being a chairman, or the time when someone has this position under sb s chairmanship ▪ A committee was set up under the chairmanship of Edmund Compton … Dictionary of contemporary English
chairmanship — noun the chairmanship the position of being a chairman, or the time when someone has this position: A committee was set up under the chairmanship of Edmund Compton … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
chairmanship — UK [ˈtʃeə(r)mənʃɪp] / US [ˈtʃermənˌʃɪp] noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms chairmanship : singular chairmanship plural chairmanships the position of being a chairman, or the time during which someone is a chairman … English dictionary
chairmanship — noun The office, or the term of a chairman. Nixon proposed the establishment of an Aviation Industry Consultative Council under the chairmanship of the permanent head of his department … Wiktionary
chairmanship — noun see chairman I … New Collegiate Dictionary
chairmanship — chair|man|ship [ tʃermən,ʃıp ] noun count or uncount the position of being a chairman, or the time during which someone is a chairman … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
