Chairman
Defined in 6 dictionaries — U.S. Code, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1910), Black's (1891), Bouvier (1839)
United States Code
12 U.S.C. § 1752 — as used in this chapter
the term “Chairman” means the Chairman of the National Credit Union Administration Board;
16 U.S.C. § 460LLL — in this subchapter
The term “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
16 U.S.C. § 670K — as used in this subchapter
The term “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission.
22 U.S.C. § 262R — as used in this title
The term “Chairman” means the Chairman of the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and Financial Policies.
25 U.S.C. § 2703 — for purposes of this chapter
The term “Chairman” means the Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission.
30 U.S.C. § 1102 — for the purposes of this chapter
the term “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Project.
42 U.S.C. § 10261 — as used in this subchapter
The term “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board.
42 U.S.C. § 5552 — for the purposes of this subchapter
the term “Chairman” means the Chairman of the Project.
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
(1) Tlie presiding officer of a deliberative body, legislative or otherwise; e. g. the speaker of a house of assembly, or of the house of representatives, or the presiding member of a board of directors of a corporation oT association. (2) The president or senior member of a committee. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES OF THE whole house. In the English house of commons, this officer, always a member, is elected by the house on the assembling of every new parliament. When the house is in committee on bills introduced by the government, or in committee of ways and means, or supply, or in committee to consider preliminary resolutions, it is his duty to preside. He sits, not in the speaker's chair, but at the table in the seat of the clerk of the house. On divisions, when the numbers happen to be equal, he gives the casting vote (q. v.), but in committees he never otherwise votes. In August, 1853, it was, by resolution of the house, decided that, during' the unavoidable absence of the speaker, this officer should preside in his stead, being only so appointed, however, from day to day. See 18 & 19 Vict. c. 84. In the house of lords the chairman of committees of the whole house is elected by the house every session. He usually holds in addition the office of deputy speaker of the house of lords. Dod. Pari. Comp. In American legislative assemblies, the practice is to select a member as presiding officer for the particular session of the committee on resolving to go into committee of the whole..
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
A name given to the presiding officer of an assembly, public meeting, convention, deliberative or legislative body, board of directors, committee, ete. CHAIRMAN OF COMMITTEES OF
A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States
John Bouvier · 1839
is the presiding officer of a committee, as, chairman of the committee of ways and means. The person selected to preside over a popular meeting is also called a chairman or moderator. —