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chairman

/ˈtʃɛɹ.mən/ verb C2
  1. To serve as chairman.

He/she/it chairmans · Past chairmaned · Past participle chairmaned · -ing form chairmaning

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Verb forms

Base form
chairman
He/she/it
chairmans
Past
chairmaned
Past participle
chairmaned
-ing form
chairmaning

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Merryweather is the chairman of directors, and he will explain to you that there are reasons why the more daring criminals of London should take a considerable interest in this cellar at present.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 26 · B2
When you drove home after the concert I called upon Scotland Yard and upon the chairman of the bank directors, with the result that you have seen.”
The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, p. 32 · B2
The man with the blue coat and the roll of paper is Sir William Baskerville, who was Chairman of Committees of the House of Commons under Pitt.”
The Hound of the Baskervilles, p. 177 · C1

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