🇮🇳Hindi Source WordCode: HI

उपाध्यक्ष

Pronunciation / Transliteration: upadhyaksh

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Vice-Chairman/ˈvaɪsˈʧɛrˌmən/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇳 Example Sentence in Hindi:

"उपाध्यक्ष ने अध्यक्ष की अनुपस्थिति में बैठक की अध्यक्षता की।"

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who acts as a deputy to the chairman of a committee or organization.

    "The vice-chairman presided over the meeting in the chairman's absence."
  2. 2

    An individual who assists the chairman in their duties and may take over their responsibilities when necessary.

    "As vice-chairman, she was responsible for coordinating the committee's activities."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'vice-chairman' combines 'vice', derived from Latin 'vice' meaning 'in place of', and 'chairman', which originates from the Old English 'cēor', meaning 'to lead'. The term evolved in the 20th century to denote a deputy or assistant to the chairman in various organizational contexts.

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