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Blueskys720 Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
chairperson
After lengthy discussions, the chairperson was reelected for another term.
(This is the sentence I saw from a TOEIC reference book.)
I want to ask which one is true about this sentence:
We elected a new chairperson for another term. (new term,another guy)
or
The chairperson was elected for another term again.(new term,same guy)
I can't understand "the chairperson" is indicating a person or a position?
(This is the sentence I saw from a TOEIC reference book.)
I want to ask which one is true about this sentence:
We elected a new chairperson for another term. (new term,another guy)
or
The chairperson was elected for another term again.(new term,same guy)
I can't understand "the chairperson" is indicating a person or a position?
Top answer
(new term,same guy) This one. blueskys720 I can't understand "the chairperson" is indicating a person or a position? A person.
- (new term,same guy) This one.
- blueskys720 I can't understand "the chairperson" is indicating a person or a position?
- A person.
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blueskys720The chairperson was elected for another term again.(new term,same guy)This one.
blueskys720I can't understand "the chairperson" is indicating a person or a position?A person.
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blueskys720I am confused...So you mean the chairperson is a position?Where do you get that idea?
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Sorry I forgot to quote it...
"Note that a chairperson can be a man or a woman."
If chairperson can be a man or a woman...
Does it mean a position?
"Note that a chairperson can be a man or a woman."
If chairperson can be a man or a woman...
Does it mean a position?
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blueskys720If chairperson can be a man or a woman...Does it mean a position?No, a "position", in the sense relevant here, is a job or role, not a person.
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the person who leads a meeting, organization, committee, or event
For details, look here.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairperson
The word 'chairperson' is now often shortened to simply 'chair'.
Clive
For details, look here.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chairperson
The word 'chairperson' is now often shortened to simply 'chair'.
Clive
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GPY blueskys720If chairperson can be a man or a woman...Does it mean a position?No, a "position", in the sense relevant here, is a job or role, not a person.It occurred to me later that the answer to this might not be quite so black and white. While "a chairperson" is a person, there is probably a sense in which "chairperson" can be considered a position.
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I am not a native English speaker, so the question which I asked may not express so well...
When I saw this sentence
After lengthy discussions, the chairperson was reelected for another term.
There are two interpretation for me
1.We decided to start a new vote for chairperson and the original chairperson won the vote.
It means we just want to select a chair
When I saw this sentence
After lengthy discussions, the chairperson was reelected for another term.
There are two interpretation for me
1.We decided to start a new vote for chairperson and the original chairperson won the vote.
It means we just want to select a chair
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It means (1). The words "the", "reelected" and "another" all point to this.
At least, if it supposed to mean (2) then it is highly confusing.
By the way, this does not seem particurly related to the earlier question about whether "chairperson" can mean a position. Only a person can be elected, so in your sentence it must be a person.
At least, if it supposed to mean (2) then it is highly confusing.
By the way, this does not seem particurly related to the earlier question about whether "chairperson" can mean a position. Only a person can be elected, so in your sentence it must be a person.
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