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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License. The chairman is the highest office of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office is typically elected or appointed by the members of the group. The chairman presides over meetings of the assembled group and conducts its business in an orderly fashion. When the group is not in session, the officer's duties often include acting as its head, its representative to the outside world and its spokesperson. From Wikipedia under the
GNU Free Documentation License What is the derivation of the word chairman? Q. I heard that the word chairman, in particular with reference to the man on the end, has nothing to do with gender, and therefore a chairman can be both male and female. Can anyone back me on this? I already know that people use the word chairperson and that some women find the use of the word chairman offensive, but i want to know where the word comes from Asked by boomerangajang3 - Thu Jun 14 10:22:03 2007 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. You are not right for authentic reasons below The term, 'Chairman' is obviously derived from the word 'Chair' What is the root of the word, 'Chair'? Since when the word has been in use? What did it really meant? 'Chair has been in use since1225, from O.Fr. chaire, from L. cathedra "seat" (see cathedral). It was used in "Figurative sense of "authority" in Middle English referring to bishops and professors. Meaning "office of a professor" (in use since1816) "It is extended from the seat from which a professor lectures (in use since.1449). Meaning "seat of a person presiding at meeting" is from 1647. So, 'Chair' meant a person presiding over a meeting' who ever the person may be & whatever gender the person was. Chairman is… [cont.] Answered by doubtingTom - Thu Jun 14 10:26:50 2007 How many steps is Chairman Obama taking backward so our nation in "theory" can take one step forward? Q. Chairman Mao Zedong said to take one step forward you first had to take two steps backwards. Asked by MichelleMalkin - Thu Nov 19 22:45:10 2009 - - 8 Answers - 0 Comments A. Gee. You just reminded me of the last part of "Apolcalypse Now" where they slaughtered the cow. No steps backward or forward; it was a slice & dice tactic. Perhaps Mao was merely waxing rhetorically. Maybe you should ask this in the movie section. There are a lot of horror movie buffs there. I prefer the Patrick Henry version, myself. Answered by Boomer Wisdom - Thu Nov 19 22:57:32 2009 Why are there murals of Chairman Mao in a North Carolina public high school?
Q. I was watching MTV's "Made" about a boy who wants to become a bodybuilder, and I couldn't help but notice in a few scenes at his high school there were portraits of communist dictator Chairman Mao very prominently posted on the hallway walls. What's with that? Asked by Hank - Sat Sep 12 11:14:24 2009 - - 4 Answers - 0 Comments A. Lighten up. Whats yor problem? Ansd Donald Duck is in the hallway too I bet. Answered by MrNeutral - Sat Sep 12 11:22:36 2009 From Yahoo Answer Search: "chairman"  seekingalpha.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:12:12 GMT+00:00 Seeking Alpha (blog) Hanwha would also pick up three of the seven board seats on SOLF's board with one of those being designated chairman of the board. ...  battlecreekenquirer.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 08:41:02 GMT+00:00 Battle Creek Enquirer During a subsequent board member discussion about the bonus, Chairman Michael Rae said of the $3000 bonus: "It's a paltry sum. ...  photonics.com Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:45:48 GMT+00:00 Photonics.com 7, 2010 Biolase Technology Inc., announced the appointment of Federico Pignatelli as its executive chairman , effective Aug. 24, 2010. ... From Google News Search: "chairman"  brej.org 480px x 640px | 49.00kB [source page] Chairman Miau Chairman Miau has been given a boost in performance The eleven heatsinks and fans all Chairman Miau s Home Page New Chairman Miau has been overclocked Job Chairman Maiu looks over the From Yahoo Image Search: "chairman"  wake.mync.com unknown Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:41:44 GM Multiple media outlets reported Wake County school board . Chairman. Ron Margiotta said Thursday in Greensboro the board is committed to the switch to neighborhood schools. Margiotta told the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce its members ... From Google Blog Search: "chairman"  youtube.com Sun, 15 Mar 2009 13:31:29 PDT In a rare interview with a sitting Federal Reserve chairman the first in 20 years Ben Bernanke tells Scott Pelley what went wrong with America' ... youtube.com.  video.google.com Thu, 05 Mar 2009 12:32:01 PST Bijan Farhoodi of Voice of America-Persian News Network interviewed Khosrow B. Semnani the Chairman of OMID: The Future of Iran on the 48 Hours ... video.google.com.  video.google.com Tue, 05 Sep 2006 19:08:40 PDT The Media team introduces to the Chairman of UNLF, Sanayaima. The first informal meeting outlines the important summary of the briefings to be ... video.google.com. From Google Video Search: "chairman" |
