American
[koh-sig-nuh-tawr-ee, -tohr-ee]
/ koʊˈsɪg nəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i /
adjective
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signing jointly with another or others.
noun
cosignatories
plural
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a person who signs a document jointly with another or others; cosigner.
cosignatory
British
/ -trɪ, kəʊˈsɪɡnətərɪ /
noun
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a person, country, etc, that signs a document jointly with others
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged"
2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986
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2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
adjective
-
signing jointly with another or others
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged"
2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986
© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005,
2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Etymology
First recorded in 1860–65; co- + signatory
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Senate minority leader Robert Dole, a cosignatory, has let it be known that he would vote against the bill in its present sweeping form.
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