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• n  the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization

• Sheila Bair, chairwoman of the FDIC, was one of the first government officials to recognize the danger of the subprime crisis and was relentless in fighting for a temporary .
• Now the SEC, under a fresh chairwoman and a new President, is reopening the debate.
• Also sends letter to state GOP chairwoman deploring "offensive" commercial.

• president
• chairman
• chair
• chairperson

News & Articles

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• Anoka County Board Chairwoman Sivarajah enters race for Bachmann's seat
  The Anoka County Board chairwoman is the second Republican in Sixth District race.
  June 13, 2013 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune
• Chairwoman pledges action-packed 24 hours
  Dublin Relay for Life Chairwoman Rachel Silsdorf has spent the past six months making sure there will never be a dull moment at this year's fundraiser.
  June 12, 2013 - This Week Dublin
• Daughter of Lake School Board chairwoman to get first head principal job amid jobs shuffle
  Three Lake elementary principals will be at the helm of their own schools for the first time next school year - including the School Board chairwoman's daughter - as part of a series of principal shuffles approved this week.
  June 11, 2013 - Orlando Sentinel

Quotes

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• Terry McAuliffe in Independent
  I call on Kadima chairwoman Tzipi Livni and Labour Party chairman Ehud Barak and I say to them - let's unite to secure the future of the State of Israel. I ask to meet with you first to discuss with you a broad national unity government for the... Benjamin Netanyahu http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGSB6XBHIo5Q1lhVNf0RDIkTgoG0A Irish Times http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2009/0220/breaking27.htm&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNGrz7Op4VXr81LE-7ykrhKXgdNYpQ Feb 20, 2009 16489 22977 chairwoman Senator Obama personally gave me a cheque for Hillary Clinton. His finance chairwoman, Penny Pritzker, gave me a cheque for Hillary Clinton. So there were a lot of cheques being exchanged tonight," McAuliffe said.
• Diane Cilento in Sydney Morning Herald
  It's one thing when we all resolve to work together on the millions of millions of products recalled in the face of danger or injury. It's another thing when the chairwoman designated to take care of those issues responds by saying it is too... Jan Schakowsky http://www.google.com/url?q=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jan_Schakowsky&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNFFQJJKRt_ToiSK1D0yuoUgSqyG0A FOXNews http://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2007Nov06/0,4670,ConsumerProtectionNord,00.html&source=dictionary&usg=AFQjCNEM3wBAtxvGJVkFUKR3jURaqf4piQ Nov 6, 2007 16491 22978 chaise Anyone who reads an actor's autobiography expects backstage anecdotes, a bit of scandal, a bit of gossip and what Cilento calls the hurly burly of the chaise longue" (quoting an old actress).