chairpersonship

/ˈtʃɛːpəːsənʃɪp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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noun

Countable; Uncountable

"For the party that does not control the presidency – the out-party – control of the national chairpersonship is an important element in the struggle for intraparty ascendancy."
"No one wanted the chairpersonship, and in the event it went to someone who was ‘socially unacceptable’."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair Latin persōna Anglo-Norman persouneder. Middle English persoun English person English -person English chairperson Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English chairpersonship From chairperson + -ship.

chairpersonships (plural)

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How do you pronounce chairpersonship?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtʃɛːpəːsənʃɪp/.

What does chairpersonship mean?

The office or term of a chairperson.

Where does chairpersonship come from?

How to pronounce chairpersonship

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