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{
"term": "chairman",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "b2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "the person in charge of a meeting, who tells people when they can speak, etc.",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Sir Herbert took it upon himself to act as chairman."
},
{
"text": "The motion was carried on the casting vote of the chairman."
}
],
"topics": ["Business"]
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the person in charge of a committee, a company, etc.",
"labels": "British EnglishNorth American English",
"cefr": "b2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "the **vice/deputy chairman**"
},
{
"text": "the committee/board/party/club chairman"
},
{
"text": "the chairman of the committee/board/party/club"
},
{
"text": "the executive chairman"
},
{
"text": "He then **served as chairman** of the Civil Aviation Authority."
},
{
"text": "The chairman of the company presented the annual report."
},
{
"text": "He became **chairman and CEO** of the corporation."
},
{
"text": "the chairman of the board of governors (= of a school)"
},
{
"text": "He has taken over as chairman and chief executive."
},
{
"text": "May I introduce the new chairman and managing director?"
},
{
"text": "He steps down as chairman of the Federal Reserve next year."
},
{
"text": "We were introduced to the company chairman."
},
{
"text": "The chairman resigned following the allegations."
},
{
"text": "a report by the outgoing chairman"
},
{
"text": "chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee"
},
{
"text": "He was recently appointed honorary chairman of the Selkirk Cricket Club."
},
{
"text": "He will replace the outgoing chairman, Henry Jones."
},
{
"text": "The housing committee chairman described the announcement as shocking."
}
],
"topics": ["Business"],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["board", "campaign", "club"],
"verb + chairman": ["hold the post of", "serve as", "take over as"],
"chairman + verb": ["resign", "stand down"],
"preposition": ["chairman of"]
}
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtʃeəmən/",
"audio": "ch/chairman/chairman__gb_3.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/ˈtʃermən/",
"audio": "ch/chairman/chairman__us_1.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": null
}