chairman

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Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, put it well.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Michael Saylor, the company’s executive chairman, posted “back to work” on social media site X, alongside a chart showing Strategy’s history of Bitcoin purchases.

From Barron's • Apr. 6, 2026

Also: As chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, he will be managing the upcoming reconciliation bill.

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

In my day, I never once put on a presentation in front of a chairman or board of directors as part of any interview process.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

If you don’t know, there’s always an alternative, like head instead of chairman, press officer instead of spokesman, firefighter instead of fireman, representative instead of congressman, and so on.

From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner