chairmanlike

English

Etymology

chairman +‎ -like

Adjective

chairmanlike (comparative more chairmanlike, superlative most chairmanlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a chairman.
    • 2009 March 11, Brooks Barnes, “William Morris and Endeavor Explore a Merger”, in New York Times‎:
      Agents at both companies have been eager to hear details of a governance plan that many believe would put Mr. Wiatt in a chairmanlike position, leaving Mr. Emanuel, perhaps still without a title, with operating control of a company that presumably would have far fewer than the 1,000 or so employees currently working for the two combined.
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