noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈtʃɛː.mənˌʃɪp/
General-American:/ˈtʃɛɹ.mənˌʃɪp/
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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