the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization
"address your remarks to the chairperson"
A chairman or chairwoman, someone who presides over a meeting, board, etc.
"The new chairperson opened the annual shareholder meeting by welcoming all attendees to the agenda."
In plain English: A chairperson is the person who leads and manages meetings for a group of people.
"The chairperson opened the meeting by asking everyone to introduce themselves."
Usage: Use "chairperson" as the gender-neutral alternative to "chairman" or "chairwoman" when referring to anyone leading a meeting or organization. It functions identically in sentences but avoids specifying the leader's sex.
The word chairperson is formed by combining "chair" and "person." It follows the pattern of earlier terms like chairman and chairwoman.