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chairmanship

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈtʃɛː.mənˌʃɪp/
  • General-American: /ˈtʃɛɹ.mənˌʃɪp/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: CH EH1 R M AH0 N SH IH2 P Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The office, or the term, of a chairman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the position of chairman

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th2der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh2 Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Middle English man Middle English -man English -man English chairman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English chairmanship From chairman + -ship.

Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: předsednictví — office or term of a chairman
  • Finnish: puheenjohtajuus — office or term of a chairman
  • Finnish: puheenjohtajakausi — office or term of a chairman
  • French: présidence — office or term of a chairman
  • Hindi: अध्यक्षता (adhyakṣatā) — office or term of a chairman
  • Italian: presidenza — office or term of a chairman
  • Manx: ard-hoiederys — office or term of a chairman
  • Norwegian Bokmål: formannskap — office or term of a chairman
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: formannskap — office or term of a chairman
  • Russian: председа́тельство (predsedátelʹstvo) — office or term of a chairman
  • Swahili: uenyekiti — office or term of a chairman
  • Swedish: ordförandeskap — office or term of a chairman