議長|ぎちょうgichou[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounchair; chairman; chairperson; speaker (of an assembly); president (of a council, senate, etc.)
   私わたしたちはウッド氏しを議長ぎちょうに任命にんめいした。↗

   We appointed Mr Wood chairman.

• SynonymチェアマンNeutralLoanword for a chairman or president, mostly the head of a company or organization; the person presiding over a meeting or assembly is usually called 「議長」.
• Synonym座長ざちょうNeutralModerator of a panel or symposium; also the head of a theatrical troupe. Whoever presides over an assembly or a meeting with formal votes is usually the 「議長」.
• SynonymチェアパーソンNeutralGender-neutral loanword for a chairperson of a meeting or organization; used far less often than 「議長」.
• Related委員長いいんちょうNeutralHead of a committee or organization who directs its operations; 「議長」 is the one who presides over a meeting or assembly.
• Related主宰者しゅさいしゃWrittenWritten word for the person heading an organization with ultimate responsibility; stresses overall command rather than presiding — for meetings and assemblies use 「議長」.
• Antonym一般参加者NeutralAn ordinary attendee with no presiding role or office; the opposite of 「議長」 in terms of one's role at a meeting.

Use 「議長」 for the person presiding over a meeting or assembly. For the head of a committee use 「委員長」, and for a panel or symposium moderator use 「座長」. The loanword 「チェアマン」 mostly means the head of an organization.

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1. 会議かいぎや議会ぎかいなどを代表だいひょうし、議事ぎじ、運営うんえい、採決さいけつを指図さしずする役やく。またはその人ひと。