chủ tịch

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

chủ-tịch

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 主席, composed of 主 (“main; principal”) and 席 (“seat”), from Chinese 主席 (zhǔxí).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˩ tïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕʊw˧˨ tɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cʊw˨˩˦ tɨt̚˨˩˨]

Noun

chủ tịch

chairperson
1. person presiding over a meeting
2. head of a corporate or governmental board of directors, a committee, or other formal entity
  chủ tịch hội đồng quản trị ― chairperson of the board of directors
  
  Chủ tịch Quốc hội ― Chairperson of the National Assembly
3. president (of communist/socialist country)
  Near-synonym: tổng thống (“president of non-communist/socialist country”)
  
  chủ tịch nước ― the president
  
  chủ tịch Việt Nam ― president of Vietnam
  
  Chủ tịch Mao Trạch Đông ― Chairman Máo Zédōng

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