Meanings
nounvice-chairperson (plural vice-chairpersons)
plural vice-chairpersons
- alternativeAlternative spelling of vice chairperson.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*weyk-
- Latinvice
- Englishvice-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*kətá
- Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-
- Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
- Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
- Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
- Latincathedra
- Old Frenchchaiere
- Middle Englishchayere
- Englishchair
- Latinpersōna
- Anglo-Normanpersoune
- Middle Englishpersoun
- Englishperson
- Englishchairperson
- Englishvice-chairperson
From vice- + chairperson.
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vice-chairperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vice-chairperson
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“vice-chairperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vice-chairperson. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “vice-chairperson,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/vice-chairperson.
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