chairman

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North Lanarkshire Council - which has been run by a minority Labour administration since 2022 - will also vote on whether to suspend activity with the Scottish Youth Parliament, where Linden previously served as chairman.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Christopher Whalen, chairman of credit-markets research and advisory firm Whalen Global Advisors, fears “a Lehman kind of moment,” referring to when Lehman Brothers failed in 2008 after lenders yanked funds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

“Augusta National Golf Club and the Masters Tournament fully support Tiger Woods as he focuses on his well-being,” Masters chairman Fred Ridley said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Two sons of Walmart founder Sam Walton—Jim Walton, co-manager of the family office and holding company Walton Enterprises, and Rob Walton, former Walmart chairman, are now among the elite top 10 of the Bloomberg index.

From Barron's • Apr. 1, 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