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English does not usually distinguish between masculine and feminine of a role and originally the person chairing a meeting, regardless of sex, would have been called "The Chairman". (If one wanted to add gender one could say "Madam Chairman").
The sex equality movement has however complained that the use of "Chairman" is sexist and demanded that "Chairperson" be used as the generic role descriptor. Accompanying this there has also been a move to be specific about the sex of the incumbant of the role and it is now quite acceptable to use the terms:-
Masculine = Chairman
Feminine = Chairwoman
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Do you use chair or chairperson?
Neither, actually. "Chairman" is completely acceptable as a gender-neutral title. The "man" component of the word "chairman" is not referring to the male gender, but rather to a human. Despite its seemingly politically incorrect nature, "chairman" is the grammatically correct term.
What is the masculine of chairperson?
There is no gender to the term, male or female it is chairperson.
What is the feminine chairman?
Masculine and feminine refer to grammatical gender, and there is no grammatical gender in the English noun. Certain words specifically denote male or female persons, but chairman is not one of them. The -man (pronounced mun) in chairman is the same as the -man in woman. It certainly does not denote a male person.A female chairman is properly addressed as "Madame Chairman." There is a politically correct monstrosity with some currency among the ignorant, "chairwoman," but that word means "a woman who takes care of the chairs." Sometimes "Chair" is used alone, but again that is a genteelism, or a mistake made trying to avoid making a mistake.English used to have grammatical gender, but it had nothing to do with physical gender. The word "wife" was a neuter noun, not a feminine, for example. Grammatical gender is in the form of the word, and not its meaning.
What is the difference between an ordinary agenda and a chairman's agenda?
What is the difference between and original a gender and a chairman agenda
What is the female word for chairman?
The female equivalent is chair woman.
What is the feminine form of chairman?
In English there are no masculine or feminine forms. English uses gender specific nouns for a male or a female. The noun for a male is chairman; the noun for a female is chairwoman. However, the common gender form, chairperson, is becoming more frequently used.
What is the opposite gender of chairwoman?
There is no antonym for the noun 'chairperson'. Examples of synonyms are administrator, director, leader, etc.
What is a gender equivalent of a female for gentle man or gentleman?
The gender equivalent of a female for gentle man or gentleman has historically been a gentle woman or gentlewoman.
IS widow is opposite gender of bachelor?
A widow is female and a bachelor is male, so they are the opposite gender. A widow is not the female equivalent of a bachelor. It is the female equivalent of a widower. A spinster is the female equivalent of a bachelor.
What is 'writer' in Italian?
The general term for writer is scrivente, which is a masculine gender noun. Another term is the masculine gender noun scrittore for a male writer, with its feminine gender equivalent of scrittrice for a female writer. Both 'scrittore' and 'scrittrice' also may be translated into English as 'author'. The English word 'author' also finds its equivalent in the paired masculine gender 'autore' and its feminine gender equivalent 'autrice'.
What is the gender of barber?
It is same barber. Just as opposite gender of soldier is soldier. When a traditionally a male profession would not have a female equivalent similarly seamstress will not have a male equivalent.
