CHAIRMAN in a Sentence

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There was a chairman to regulate the proceedings, and this functionary now took the case into his own hands.

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 Meanings and Examples of CHAIRMAN
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chairman
 n.  the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
 v.  act or preside as chair, as of an academic department in a university
Classic Sentence:
1  There was a chairman to regulate the proceedings, and this functionary now took the case into his own hands.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER IV
2  With that, the chairman shook him frankly by the hand, and sat down again.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER IV
3  When this was over, the chairman gave a sentiment, after which, the professional gentleman on the chairman's right and left volunteered a duet, and sang it, with great applause.
Oliver Twist By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
4  Mr. 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 By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
5  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 By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In II. THE RED-HEADED LEAGUE
6  Harry Haydock, as chairman, introduced Honest Jim Blausser.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
7  The chairman of the meeting came forward and began to speak.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 29
8  But suddenly he stood up again, and Jurgis heard the chairman of the meeting saying that the speaker would now answer any questions which the audience might care to put to him.
The Jungle By Upton Sinclair
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 29
9  When the reader had finished, the chairman thanked him and read some verses of the poet Ment sent him on the jubilee, and said a few words by way of thanks to the poet.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 7: Chapter 3
10  Metrov introduced Levin to the chairman, with whom he was talking of the political news.
Anna Karenina 3 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 7: Chapter 3
11  Harper, of the University of Chicago, who was chairman of the committee of invitations for the celebration to be held in the city of Chicago, to deliver one of the addresses at the celebration there.
Up From Slavery: An Autobiography By Booker T. Washington
Context  Highlight   In Chapter XV.
Example Sentence: (43 in 3 pages)
16  She is only the nominal chairman: the real work is done by somebody else.
17  The committee endorsed an initiative by the chairman to enter discussion about a possible merger.
18  In his first years as chairman he was instrumental in raising the company's wider profile.
19  The former chairman was a key player in the deals that pushed the bank to the top.
20  The chairman spoke for half an hour at the meeting.
21  The idea originated from the chairman.
22  She tried to object, but the chairman slapped her down.
23  The chairman expressed the opinion that job losses were inevitable.
24  The chairman failed in trying to persuade the committee to share his opinion.
25  The job of chairman can no longer be regarded as a convenient soft option.
26  The chairman called the meeting to order.
27  He is chairman of the Parent Teacher Association.
28  By popular request, the chairman was re-elected.
29  The purpose of this meeting is to elect a new chairman.
30  Glyn Ford is chairman of the Committee which produced the report.