chairmanship
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Etymology edit
Noun edit
chairmanship (countable and uncountable, plural chairmanships)
- The office, or the term, of a chairman.
- 1891, Hansard's Parliamentary Debates:
- Afterwards, Sir Eardly Wilmot had been appointed, from whom, on account of his long chairmanship of quarter-sessions, much had reasonably been expected.
- 1951 February, “Resignation of Sir Eustace Missenden”, in Railway Magazine, page 75:
- The resignation of Sir Eustace Missenden from the chairmanship of the Railway Executive was announced by the Minister of Transport at Christmas.
- 1962 October, “The Victoria Line was only part of the plan”, in Modern Railways, page 258:
- To particularise the railway improvements required by the County of London Plan, 1943, a Committee under the Chairmanship of Professor Sir Charles Inglis was appointed in February, 1944, by the Minister of War Transport.
- 1999, John Gunn, Contested Skies: Trans-Australian Airlines:
- Nixon proposed the establishment of an Aviation Industry Consultative Council under the chairmanship of the permanent head of his department […]
- 2020 June 3, Lilian Greenwood talks to Paul Stephen, “Rail's 'underlying challenges' remain”, in Rail, page 33:
- Having put partisan interests to one side, Greenwood set about making teamwork a watchword for her chairmanship, while seeking the broadest possible participation in subsequent inquiries.
Translations edit
office or term of a chairman
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