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

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Time Inc.'s Board Chairman Andrew Heiskell, the Coalition's cochairman, underscored the sense of enlightened self-interest that motivates its members.

From Time Magazine Archive

The conference featured former President Gerald Ford as cochairman.

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