| 词汇 | chairwoman |
| 释义 | chairwoman noun[ C ] uk /ˈtʃeəˌwʊm.ən/ us /ˈtʃerˌwʊm.ən/plural-womenuk /ˈtʃeəˌwɪm.ɪn/ us /ˈtʃerˌwɪm.ɪn/(alsochair); (chairperson) a woman in charge of a meeting or organization（会议或组织的）女主持人，女主席 Synonym president Compare chairman People in charge of or controlling other people acephalous administrator anti-management authority bureaucrat council counter-power dean deputy dominatrix mistress movers and shakers multi-headed officer officialdom tsar vice presidency vice president vicegerency vicegerent Kate passed the message to the chairwoman. Mrs. Cox was the chairwoman of the Committee. Ruth was sent for and questioned by Miss Mackenzie, our chairwoman. She turned from her responsive audience to the chairwoman, who handed her a yellow envelope. When they were all seated round the table Miss Mackenzie, who was chairwoman, took out the agenda and read its contents aloud. chairwoman | American Dictionarychairwoman noun[ C ] us/ˈtʃeərˌwʊm·ən/plural-womenus/ˈtʃeərˌwɪm·ən/ a woman in charge of a meeting, organization, or department; a chairperson chairwoman | Business Englishchairwoman noun[ C ] uk /ˈtʃeəˌwʊmən/uspluralchairwomen MEETINGS a woman who is in charge of a meeting, committee, or organization: The Chairwoman of the State Board of Education urged lawmakers not to cut public school funding. See alsochairnoun chairman chairperson Examples of chairwomanchairwoman Although she was only part of the team, her name was on the parcels, being the chairwoman of the organisation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They were wonderful women, and the chairwoman told me again and again that she would never go into an institution. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is crucial that five persons should be represented in it: the chairman/chairwoman and the representatives of the four institutions involved. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English This is why consumers' councils need strong and intrepid chairmen or chairwomen who will carry out this task. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want to deter the chairwoman of the local abstinence union. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She expounded the good reasons for saying "chairman"; but why not "chairwoman"? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It will not be an easy task to appoint a chairman—or chairwoman—and executive directors of the new board. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Its chairman or chairwoman must be politically independent. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I need clarification from the chairwoman of the committee responsible. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I hope that three women will be appointed to the commission, so why not create a chairman or a chairwoman? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The chairwoman in question was a practising solicitor in that sphere. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some chief constables have had stormy relationships with chairmen and chairwomen of police authorities who, they felt, were taking too close an interest in day-to-day operational police duties. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What is far more important is to get some children's books written where the "mum" instead of being a housewife, is the chairwoman of a development corporation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Eight chairmen and one chairwoman have been appointed to nine of the 10 new boards, and the remaining board members have been, or are, in the process of being appointed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are 79 chairmen and two chairwomen. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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