委員長

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: Written 委員長 and read いいんちょう, it is the chair who represents a committee and directs its meetings and decisions.
• Basic usage: It appears opening a meeting by reading the agenda and being selected for the next term by vote.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Chair rather than committee
  • The word names the individual leadership post within the group.