chairman

[US]/ˈtʃeəmən/
[UK]/ˈtʃermən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. formann; president; formann; formann for styret
Word Forms
Pluralchairmen
Past Tensechairmanned
Past Participlechairmanned
Third Person Singularchairmans
Present Participlechairmanning

Phrases & Collocations

vice chairman

viceformann

board chairman

styreleder

deputy chairman

deputyformann

executive chairman

administrativ formann

honorary chairman

ehrent formann

department chairman

avdelingsformann

acting chairman

formann i stilling

Example Sentences

the then chairman of the board.

den tidligere formannen av styret.

the chairman's annual report.

formannens årlige rapport.

the now chairman of the association

nå styreleder i foreningen

the chairman gave an audible gulp.

formannen ga en hørbart svale.

he is a past chairman of the society.

han er en tidligere formann i selskapet.

He's the honorary chairman of the committee.

Han er formann i komiteen som ærefull formann.

He is the chairman of the commonwealth of artists.

Han er lederen for fellesskapet av kunstnere.

The chairman was quite affable at the meeting.

Formannen var ganske hyggelig og imøtekommende på møtet.

a handshake from the chairman

en håndfull fra formannen

The chairman made a few introductory remarks.

Formannen holdt noen innledende taler.

he's the Chairman of our local Bench.

han er formann i vår lokale Bench.

the Chairman shall report the Bill to the House.

formannen skal rapportere lovforslaget til huset.

The chairman made a few conventional remarks.

Formannen holdt noen konvensjonelle taler.

The chairman dismissed the meeting.

Formannen avlyste møtet.

The chairman of the committee expect to be back next Thursday.

Formannen av komiteen forventer å være tilbake neste torsdag.

The function of a chairman is to lead and control meetings.

Funksjonen til en formann er å lede og styre møter.

The chairman had to cut short the proceedings.

Formannen måtte avbryte forhandlingen.

They made the appointment of Peter as chairman of the union.

De valgte Peter som leder i fagforeningen.

He acted as chairman of the meeting.

Han fungerte som formann for møtet.

The chairman opened the Parliament.

Formannen åpnet parlamentet.

Real-world Examples

How is the venerable state chairman?

Hvordan er den respekterede statens formann?

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 3

Here's the Tetris company chairman explaining why.

Her er Tetris-selskapets formann som forklarer hvorfor.

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Now I am the honorary chairman of the Group.

Nå er jeg den ærefulle formannen i Gruppen.

Source: Popular Science Essays

Zhong Zhenfang is the chairman of Haina Agriculture.

Zhong Zhenfang er formann i Haina Agriculture.

Source: CRI Online July 2019 Collection

He was ousted from his position as chairman.

Han ble avsatt fra sitt formandsstilling.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

Andrew Forrest is the chairman of the Walk Free foundation.

Andrew Forrest er formann i Walk Free-fondet.

Source: VOA Special June 2016 Collection

Jan Vercamst is the chairman of the Liberal Trade Union.

Jan Vercamst er formann i Den Liberale Arbeiderforening.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2014

Ms. Cho is the daughter of the airline's chairman.

Fru Cho er datteren til flyselskapets formann.

Source: VOA Special December 2014 Collection

Chris Beecher is a former chairman of the Navajo housing authority.

Chris Beecher var tidligere formann i Navajo-boligmyndighet.

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Menendez is the new chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Menendez er den nye formannen i senatets utenrikskomité.

Source: VOA Special February 2021 Collection

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