Definition

1. Noun:
   • Head examiner, Chairman of the examiners' board: The chief official or the highest-ranking member of a board responsible for administering, supervising, and grading an important examination or competition. This person holds the primary authority and responsibility for the examination process.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Giáo sư Hà được bổ nhiệm làm chánh chủ khảo kỳ thi quốc gia. (Professor Hà was appointed as the head examiner for the national examination.)
  • Chánh chủ khảo sẽ đọc quyết định thành lập hội đồng chấm thi. (The chairman of the examiners' board will read the decision to establish the grading council.)
  • Mọi khiếu nại về điểm số cuối cùng phải được gửi đến chánh chủ khảo. (All complaints about final scores must be sent to the chief examiner.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in formal, official contexts related to academic examinations (university entrance exams, graduation exams, doctoral defenses) or significant artistic/scientific competitions.
• It implies a structured board or committee () where this person holds the leading position.

Variants and Related Words

• Chủ khảo (Noun): Examiner, a member of the examiners' board. This is a more general term for any official examiner.
  • Các chủ khảo đang họp để thống nhất đáp án. (The examiners are meeting to unify the answer key.)
• Phó chủ khảo (Noun): Deputy head examiner, Vice-chairman of the examiners' board.
  • Phó chủ khảo sẽ thay mặt chánh chủ khảo điều hành cuộc họp. (The deputy head examiner will chair the meeting on behalf of the head examiner.)
• Hội đồng chấm thi / Hội đồng giám khảo (Noun): Examiners' board, grading committee, jury.
  • Hội đồng giám khảo cuộc thi bao gồm năm chuyên gia. (The competition's jury includes five experts.)

Synonyms

• Trưởng ban giám khảo (Noun): Head of the jury/examination board. (A very close synonym, often used interchangeably).
• Giám khảo trưởng (Noun): Chief judge, head juror. (Commonly used in artistic or competition contexts).

Related Phrases / Compound Terms

• Văn phòng chánh chủ khảo: Office of the head examiner.
• Quyết định của chánh chủ khảo: Decision of the chairman of the examiners' board.

1. Chairman of the examiners' board