Definition
Plural of chairmanship; multiple positions or terms of being chairman, or the responsibilities associated with multiple such roles.
Etymology
From 'chairmanship' + '-s' plural suffix. Represents either multiple concurrent chairmanships or multiple instances of holding such positions throughout one's career.
Kelly Says
The term allows us to talk about someone's career in leadership—'she held three chairmanships during her lifetime'—showing how flexible English is at building up meaning through prefixes and suffixes.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
የአገልግሎት
ye-a-gel-glo-ot
ARالعربية
رئاسات
ray-asaat
BNবাংলা
নেতৃত্ব
ne-tru-t-wa
CACatalà
presidències
preh-zee-den-tsees
CSČeština
předsednictví
pre-de-sed-nic-tvi
DADansk
formandskaber
for-mands-ka-ber
DEDeutsch
Vorsitzendenämter
fohr-zay-zen-en-aym-ter
ELΕλληνικά
προεδρείου
pro-e-dree-oo
ESEspañol
vicepresidencias
bee-preh-zee-den-thee-as
FISuomi
puheenjohtajuudet
pu-he-en-joh-ta-juu-det
FRFrançais
présidences de présidents
pray-zee-denss duh pray-zee-den
HIहिन्दी
अध्यक्षपद
adhya-kshap-ad
HUMagyar
elnökségei
el-noks-e-gei
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepala jabatan
ke-pala ja-bat-an
ITItaliano
presidenze di presidenti
preh-zee-den-tsee di preh-zee-den-tee
MRMR
अध्यक्षपदा
adhya-kshap-ada
MSBahasa Melayu
ketua jawatan
ke-tua ja-wa-tan
MYမြန်မာ
ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ
u-ka-t-th
NLNederlands
voorzitterschappen
vohr-zee-ters-chaap-en
NONorsk
formannskap
for-man-skap
PLPolski
przewodniczenia
prvo-dni-che-nya
PTPortuguês
presidências de presidentes
preh-zee-den-see-as deh preh-zee-den-tes
RORomână
președinții
pre-she-di-n-tee
RUРусский
председательства
pred-se-da-tel-st-va
SVSvenska
ordförandeskap
ord-fo-ran-des-kap
SWKiswahili
uongozi
oo-on-go-zi
TAதமிழ்
அதிபர் பதவிகள்
a-di-pa-r pa-tha-vi-kal
TEతెలుగు
అధ్యక్షులు
adhya-kshu-lu
THไทย
ตำแหน่งประธาน
tom-naeng-pra-than
TLTL
pangulohan
pan-goo-lo-han
TRTürkçe
başkanlıkları
ba-shkan-lik-lari
UKУкраїнська
голова
golova
URاردو
صدرِ صدر
sa-dar-e-sa-dar
VITiếng Việt
chủ tịch
chhu-tich
ZUZU
upresidenti
u-preh-si-den-ti
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Plural of chairmanship, reflecting the same gendered etymology from the masculine-default chairman. Signals multiple instances of leadership marked by historically male-centered language.
Inclusive Usage
Use leadership roles or chairs when possible. These terms are clearer and avoid the gendered suffix pattern.
Inclusive Alternatives
["leadership roles","chairs"]
Empowerment Note
Multiple women have held positions of institutional authority; gender-neutral plurals recognize the diversity of leadership without requiring linguistic exception-marking.