{
    "term": "chairman",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the person in charge of a meeting, who tells people when they can speak, etc.",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Sir Herbert took it upon himself to act as chairman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The motion was carried on the casting vote of the chairman."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Business"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the person in charge of a committee, a company, etc.",
            "labels": "British EnglishNorth American English",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the **vice/deputy chairman**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the committee/board/party/club chairman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the chairman of the committee/board/party/club"
                },
                {
                    "text": "the executive chairman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He then **served as chairman** of the Civil Aviation Authority."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The chairman of the company presented the annual report."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He became **chairman and CEO** of the corporation."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the chairman of the board of governors (= of a school)"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has taken over as chairman and chief executive."
                },
                {
                    "text": "May I introduce the new chairman and managing director?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He steps down as chairman of the Federal Reserve next year."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We were introduced to the company chairman."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The chairman resigned following the allegations."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a report by the outgoing chairman"
                },
                {
                    "text": "chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was recently appointed honorary chairman of the Selkirk Cricket Club."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He will replace the outgoing chairman, Henry Jones."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The housing committee chairman described the announcement as shocking."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Business"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["board", "campaign", "club"],
                "verb + chairman": ["hold the post of", "serve as", "take over as"],
                "chairman + verb": ["resign", "stand down"],
                "preposition": ["chairman of"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃeəmən/",
                "audio": "ch/chairman/chairman__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈtʃermən/",
                "audio": "ch/chairman/chairman__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}