委い員いん長ちょう

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Meanings

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committee chairperson; chair; president

Refers to the head of a committee, board, or similar organized group. Gender-neutral in Japanese, though English glosses may vary.

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He was elected chairperson of the executive committee.

委い員いん長ちょう、議ぎ題だいについてご意い見けんをお聞きかせください。

Chairperson, please share your thoughts on the agenda.

〈委い員いん長ちょう〉になるto become committee chairperson
彼かれは今年ことし、学がっ級きゅう委い員いん長ちょうになった。
He became class chairperson this year.
〈委い員いん長ちょう〉を務つとめるto serve as committee chairperson
田た中なかさんが実じっ行こう委い員いん長ちょうを務つとめている。
Mr. Tanaka is serving as the executive committee chairperson.
〈委い員いん長ちょう〉に選えらばれるto be elected/chosen as committee chairperson
生せい徒と会かいの投とう票ひょうで彼かの女じょが委い員いん長ちょうに選えらばれた。

議ぎ長ちょうN3
議長 is the chairperson of a formal assembly like parliament or a conference, while 委員長 specifically heads a committee.
会かい長ちょうN1
会長 is the president of an organization or association as a whole, whereas 委員長 leads only a committee within it.
コミッショナー
委員長 is the head of a committee within an organization, while コミッショナー is typically an independent overseer appointed to regulate a sport or industry.
座ざ長ちょう
委員長 specifically means the head of a committee, whereas 座長 can refer to the chair of any meeting, panel, or discussion.
チェアマン
委員長 specifically means the chairman of a committee, while チェアマン is a broader loanword that can apply to leagues, boards, or meetings.

委い員いんN3
委員 is an ordinary committee member, while 委員長 is the person who heads the committee.

Compound of 委員 (committee member) + 長 (head, chief).

She was elected committee chairperson in the student council vote.