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chairwomanship

chairwomanship noun: the office or term of chairwoman.

Noun

chairwomanship (usually uncountable, plural chairwomanships)

  1. (usually) The office or term of chairwoman.
    • One of the officials said he was familiar with the transcript of “at least one phone call” in which Ms. Harman discussed weighing in with the department on the investigation of the Aipac officials and her possible chairwomanship of the Intelligence Committee.2009 April 21, Neil A. Lewis, “Lawmaker Is Said to Have Agreed to Aid Lobbyists”, in New York Times

Forms of chairwomanship

pluralchairwomanships

Origin of chairwomanship

From chairwoman + -ship.

Questions about chairwomanship

What does chairwomanship mean?
Chairwomanship means the office or term of chairwoman.
What part of speech is chairwomanship?
Chairwomanship is a noun.
What is the plural of chairwomanship?
The plural of chairwomanship is chairwomanships.

Words near chairwomanship in the dictionary

  1. chairwarmers
  2. chairway
  3. chairways
  4. chairwise
  5. chairwoman
  6. chairwomanship
  7. chairwomanships
  8. chairwomen
  9. chairwork
  10. chais
  11. chaise

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