Definition
Possessive form of 'chairman'; belonging to or associated with a chairman; relating to the chairmanship.
Etymology
From 'chairman' + possessive 's'. This construction is grammatically correct though somewhat archaic; modern usage prefers 'the chairman's' or simply 'chairperson's.'
Kelly Says
The possessive 'chairman's' reminds us that 'chairman' is still treated as a single word, not a compound—it's why we say 'chairman's office' not 'chair-man's office,' showing how language groups words into units.
Translations
CACatalà
presidents
pre-si-dents
CSČeština
předsedové
pre-de-se-do-ve
DADansk
formænd
for-maend
DEDeutsch
Vorsitzenden
fohr-zi-zen-en
ELΕλληνικά
πρόεδροι
pro-e-dro-ee
ESEspañol
presidentes
pre-si-den-tes
FISuomi
puheenjohtajat
poo-he-en-joh-ta-ja-tat
FRFrançais
présidents
pre-zee-den-s
HEעברית
נשיאים
na-she-ya-im
HIहिन्दी
अध्यक्ष
adhya-ks
HUMagyar
elnökök
el-no-ko-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
ketua
ke-too-ah
IGIG
onye isi
oh-nye ee-see
ITItaliano
presidenti
pre-zee-den-ti
MSBahasa Melayu
ketua
ke-too-ah
MYမြန်မာ
ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ
u-kka-th
NLNederlands
voorzitters
vohr-zit-ters
PLPolski
przewodniczący
prvo-dny-chi-zi
PTPortuguês
presidentes
pre-zi-den-tes
RORomână
președinți
pre-she-di-n-ti
RUРусский
председатели
predsedateli
SVSvenska
ordförande
ord-for-an-deh
TAதமிழ்
அதிபர்கள்
a-thi-par-gal
TRTürkçe
başkanlar
baş-kan-lar
UKУкраїнська
голови
go-lo-vi
VITiếng Việt
chủ tịch
choo-teech
ZUZU
umphathi
ump-ha-thee