chairmanship

[ chair-muhn-ship ]

noun

1. the office or rank of chairman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chairmanship¹

First recorded in 1840–50; chairman + -ship

Example Sentences

He returned to banking, a career he had pursued before entering Parliament, taking up the chairmanship at Lazard Brothers.

From BBC

Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International say they have found evidence of torture and believe that the arrests set a dangerous tone for Sadc's commitment to human rights under Mr Mnangagwa's chairmanship.

From BBC

Tom Wolf forced Groen to resign from the chairmanship over his inaction.

From Salon

Menendez not only stayed in Congress, he was reelected and kept his chairmanship of the Foreign Relations Committee.

From Seattle Times

Boyle lost his committee chairmanship and Capitol access privileges in February after a videotaped episode at a Montgomery County bar where he was aggressively rude to the staff and appeared intoxicated.

From Seattle Times