cochairman

American  

[koh-chair-muhn] / koʊˈtʃɛər mən /

noun

plural

cochairmen

1. one of two or more joint chairmen.

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Gender

Is it cochair, cochairman, cochairwoman, or cochairperson? See chairperson, -man.

Etymology

Origin of cochairman

First recorded in 1930–35; co- + chairman

Example Sentences

Says Tom Corson, cochairman of Lipa’s label, Warner Records: “What we’re seeing is the dawning of a new superstar.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2021

Percy therefore proposed that Dirksen be chairman, that he himself take second place as cochairman, and that the third top delegation post, that of secretary, go to an all-out Goldwater man.

From Time Magazine Archive

In the U.S., the Hebrew Committee is backstopped by something called the American League for a Free Palestine, of which Hecht became cochairman.

From Time Magazine Archive

First to go was none other than P.C.A.'s cochairman, Columnist Frank Kingdon.

From Time Magazine Archive

Says Swid, 42, whose husband Stephen is Knoll's cochairman: "We had a lot of chutzpah."

From Time Magazine Archive