honorary chairman

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honorary
adjective
uk
/ˈɒn.ər.ə.ri/us
/ˈɑː.nə.rer.i/
(especially of a degree) given as an honour to someone who has not done a course ...
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chairman
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtʃeə.mən/us
/ˈtʃer.mən/
a person in charge of a meeting ...
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(Definition ofhonoraryandchairmanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Even before the eight years of your speakership, you were a member of our executive and a jointhonorarychairmanof our group.
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A year later, he retired from active business, but remained joined to the company until his death in 1954 ashonorarychairman.
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According to its suggestion the district council elects anhonorarychairmanfor every village.
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She is currentlyhonorarychairmanof the school.
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Henket is thehonorarychairmanof the organization.
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However, he remained thehonorarychairmanof the bank following his retirement.
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He becamehonorarychairmanof the association of ambulant tradespersons and carnies.
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He served as chairman until 1970 when he was duly electedhonorarychairman.
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He then became a partner until 1991, when he becamehonorarychairman.
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He remained as chairman of the board until 1946, and after that ashonorarychairmanuntil his death in 1971.
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He remained on the board of directors until 1966, and was given the title ofhonorarychairman.
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He continued as chairman of the executive committee until 1979, when he was namedhonorarychairman.
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He ran the business as chairman until 1988, and remained as anhonorarychairmanuntil 2005.
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During his final years he occasionally made bitter remarks directed at his party, who had made him theirhonorarychairman.
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He served as president until 1949, as chairman of the board from 19491966, and ashonorarychairmanof the board until 1972.
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He was namedhonorarychairmanof the club in 1952.
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He became the companyshonorarychairman.
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In 1970, he was namedhonorarychairman.
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Proxmire served as anhonorarychairmanof the organization.
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Today he is itshonorarychairman.
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