chairpersonship

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UK/ˈtʃɛːpəːsənʃɪp/

noun

The office or term of a chairperson.

OriginProto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English chairperson ← Middle English persoun →
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Meanings

nounchairpersonship (countable and uncountable, plural chairpersonships)

plural chairpersonships

  1. countableuncountableThe office or term of a chairperson.

    No one wanted the chairpersonship, and in the event it went to someone who was ‘socially unacceptable’.

    1991, Michael Billig, Ideology and Opinions, page 90
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    For the party that does not control the presidency – the out-party – control of the national chairpersonship is an important element in the struggle for intraparty ascendancy.

    2008, Bibby & Schaffner, Politics, Parties, and Elections in America, 6th edition, p. 93

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*kətá
  5. Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
  6. Proto-Indo-European*sed-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
  8. Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
  9. Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
  10. Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
  11. Latincathedra
  12. Old Frenchchaiere
  13. Middle Englishchayere
  14. Englishchair
  15. Latinpersōna
  16. Anglo-Normanpersoune
  17. Middle Englishpersoun
  18. Englishperson
  19. Englishchairperson
  20. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  21. Englishchairpersonship

From chairperson + -ship.

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APA

chairpersonship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairpersonship

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“chairpersonship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairpersonship. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chairpersonship,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chairpersonship.

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