What does 議長 (gichou | ぎちょう) mean in Japanese?

The Japanese word

彼は議長を務めた。
kare wa gichō o tsutome ta.
He acted as chairman.

彼は議長に選ばれた。
kare wa gichō ni eraba re ta.
He was elected chairman.

彼は議長の役を務めた。
kare wa gichō no yaku o tsutome ta.
He acted as chairman.

彼は議長に話しかけた。
kare wa gichō ni hanashikake ta.
He addressed himself to the chairman. | He talked to the chairman. | He talked to the chairperson.

彼は議長に任命された。
kare wa gichō ni ninmei sa re ta.
He was appointed chairman.

彼女は議長に話しかけた。
kanojo wa gichō ni hanashikake ta.
She addressed herself to the chairperson. | She talked to the chairman. | She talked to the chairperson.

彼女は議長に指名された。
kanojo wa gichō ni shimei sa re ta.
She was named as chairman. | She was appointed chairperson.

彼らは彼を議長に選んだ。
karera wa kare o gichō ni eran da.
They elected him chairman.

彼らは彼を議長に任命した。
karera wa kare o gichō ni ninmei shi ta.
They appointed him chairman.

彼は議長に発言許可を求めた。
kare wa gichō ni hatsugen kyoka o motome ta.
He addressed himself to the chairman.

彼は委員会の議長に選ばれた。
kare wa īn kai no gichō ni eraba re ta.
He was elected chairman of the committee.

彼は委員会の議長の職を辞任した。
kare wa īn kai no gichō no shoku o jinin shi ta.
He's resigned his position as chairman of the committee.

彼女はその委員会の議長に選ばれた。
kanojo wa sono īn kai no gichō ni eraba re ta.
She was elected chairman of the committee.

彼は議長の職に就くことを受諾した。
kare wa gichō no shoku ni tsuku koto o judaku shi ta.
He accepted his appointment as chairman.

彼らは彼を委員会の議長に就任させた。
karera wa kare o īn kai no gichō ni shūnin sa se ta.
They installed him as chairman of the committee.

彼は多くの候補者の中から議長に選ばれた。
kare wa ōku no kōho sha no naka kara gichō ni eraba re ta.
He was elected as chairman from among many candidates.

彼らが彼を議長に選んだのは不思議ではない。
karera ga kare o gichō ni eran da no wa fushigi de wa nai.
No wonder they have elected him chairman.

彼女には彼の議長選出を支持する十分な証拠があった。
kanojo ni wa kare no gichō senjutsu o shiji suru jūbun na shōko ga atta.
She had a good argument in favor of choosing him as chairman.

予算はなんとしても捻出しなければなりません、議長。子供たちのためです。
yosan wa nanto shi te mo nenjutsu shi nakere ba nari masen, gichō. kodomo tachi no tame desu.
We must find the money, Madam Chairman, for the sake of the children.

	The Japanese word
	議長
	is pronounced
	gichou \| ぎちょう
	means
	chairman

	Examples:
	彼は議長を務めた。 kare wa gichō o tsutome ta. He acted as chairman.
	彼は議長に選ばれた。 kare wa gichō ni eraba re ta. He was elected chairman.
	彼は議長の役を務めた。 kare wa gichō no yaku o tsutome ta. He acted as chairman.
	彼は議長に話しかけた。 kare wa gichō ni hanashikake ta. He addressed himself to the chairman. \| He talked to the chairman. \| He talked to the chairperson.
	彼は議長に任命された。 kare wa gichō ni ninmei sa re ta. He was appointed chairman.
	彼女は議長に話しかけた。 kanojo wa gichō ni hanashikake ta. She addressed herself to the chairperson. \| She talked to the chairman. \| She talked to the chairperson.
	彼女は議長に指名された。 kanojo wa gichō ni shimei sa re ta. She was named as chairman. \| She was appointed chairperson.
	彼らは彼を議長に選んだ。 karera wa kare o gichō ni eran da. They elected him chairman.
	彼らは彼を議長に任命した。 karera wa kare o gichō ni ninmei shi ta. They appointed him chairman.
	彼は議長に発言許可を求めた。 kare wa gichō ni hatsugen kyoka o motome ta. He addressed himself to the chairman.
	彼は委員会の議長に選ばれた。 kare wa īn kai no gichō ni eraba re ta. He was elected chairman of the committee.
	彼は委員会の議長の職を辞任した。 kare wa īn kai no gichō no shoku o jinin shi ta. He's resigned his position as chairman of the committee.
	彼女はその委員会の議長に選ばれた。 kanojo wa sono īn kai no gichō ni eraba re ta. She was elected chairman of the committee.
	彼は議長の職に就くことを受諾した。 kare wa gichō no shoku ni tsuku koto o judaku shi ta. He accepted his appointment as chairman.
	彼らは彼を委員会の議長に就任させた。 karera wa kare o īn kai no gichō ni shūnin sa se ta. They installed him as chairman of the committee.
	彼は多くの候補者の中から議長に選ばれた。 kare wa ōku no kōho sha no naka kara gichō ni eraba re ta. He was elected as chairman from among many candidates.
	彼らが彼を議長に選んだのは不思議ではない。 karera ga kare o gichō ni eran da no wa fushigi de wa nai. No wonder they have elected him chairman.
	彼女には彼の議長選出を支持する十分な証拠があった。 kanojo ni wa kare no gichō senjutsu o shiji suru jūbun na shōko ga atta. She had a good argument in favor of choosing him as chairman.
	予算はなんとしても捻出しなければなりません、議長。子供たちのためです。 yosan wa nanto shi te mo nenjutsu shi nakere ba nari masen, gichō. kodomo tachi no tame desu. We must find the money, Madam Chairman, for the sake of the children.

	Examples sourced from tatoeba.org