🇬🇧🇪🇸 chairwoman - presidenta : English Lesson

Meaning of "chairwoman" ("presidenta"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.

A chairwoman is a woman who is in charge of a meeting, team, club, or organization. She leads the group, helps everyone take turns speaking, makes sure people follow the rules, and helps the group make decisions. She doesn’t have to sit in a special chair all the time, but she is the leader who guides what happens.

The chairwoman raised her hand for silence, but everyone was too busy arguing about whether pizza counts as a vegetable.

Our class elected a chairwoman who promised longer recess and fewer brussels sprouts in the cafeteria.

As chairwoman of the Bedtime Negotiation Council, she tried to move bedtime to "never o’clock."

The chairwoman of the Snack Committee had only one rule: no raisins pretending to be chocolate chips.

The word "chairwoman" used to be more formal, but today many groups just say "chair"—even if the leader is a woman, man, or a very responsible goldfish.

The chairwoman stood at the round table and tapped her pen. The chairwoman asked each person to speak, then the chairwoman held up a clear chart and smiled. When a question rose, the chairwoman listened, then decided. The chairwoman closed the meeting, and the small group breathed out and clapped.

This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.

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