Phrase guide

vice chairman

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who takes on the responsibilities of a chairman in his absence

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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noun

Meaning 2

one ranking below or serving in the place of a chairman

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: president, chairman, chairwoman, chair, chairperson

History

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: заме́стник-председа́тел (zaméstnik-predsedátel) — deputy chairman
  • Danish: næstformand — deputy chairman
  • Esperanto: vicprezidanto — deputy chairman
  • Greek: αντιπρόεδρος (antipróedros) — deputy chairman
  • Hindi: उपसभापति (upsabhāpti) — deputy chairman
  • Hindi: उपाध्यक्ष (upādhyakṣ) — deputy chairman
  • Hungarian: alelnök — deputy chairman
  • Hungarian: elnökhelyettes — deputy chairman
  • Norwegian Bokmål: viseformann — deputy chairman
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: viseformann — deputy chairman
  • Polish: wiceprezes — deputy chairman
  • Russian: замести́тель председа́теля (zamestítelʹ predsedátelja) — deputy chairman
  • Russian: за̀мпредседа́теля (zàmpredsedátelja) — deputy chairman
  • Slovak: podpredseda — deputy chairman
  • Tagalog: pangalawang tagapangulo — deputy chairman