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| :''For other uses of the term ''chair'', please see ].'' | :''For the Rival Schools character, please see ]. For other uses of the term ''chair'', please see ]. Please see also ].'' | ||
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| The terms, '''chairperson''' is a typical example of a ] ] that was invented to replace the conventional '''chairman''', used to describe the presiding officer of a ], ], ], or other ]. ''']''' and '''chairwoman''' may also be used in similar context depending on ]. | The terms, '''chairperson''' is a typical example of a ] ] that was invented to replace the conventional '''chairman''', used to describe the presiding officer of a ], ], ], or other ]. ''']''' and '''chairwoman''' may also be used in similar context depending on ]. | ||
| While ''chairperson'' dates from the ]s, the use of ''chair'' (according to the '']'') to refer to being in charge of a meeting, as in "to chair a meeting", dates from as early as ]. | While ''chairperson'' dates from the ]s, the use of ''chair'' (according to the '']'') to refer to being in charge of a meeting, as in "to chair a meeting", dates from as early as ]. | ||
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| *] is the English name of Iincyo from Capcom's '']'' games. | |||
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- For the Rival Schools character, please see Chairperson (Rival Schools). For other uses of the term chair, please see chair (disambiguation). Please see also Chairman.
The terms, chairperson is a typical example of a non-sexist neologism that was invented to replace the conventional chairman, used to describe the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. Chair and chairwoman may also be used in similar context depending on gender.
While chairperson dates from the 1970s, the use of chair (according to the Oxford English Dictionary) to refer to being in charge of a meeting, as in "to chair a meeting", dates from as early as 1658.
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