plural cochairmen
: someone and especially a man who is a cochair
… Simmons served as cochairman of the march, along with the Rev. Al Sharpton and Martin Luther King III … Johnnie L. Roberts
The President today announced that he will nominate Carin Ann Clauss to be Solicitor of the Department of Labor. … She was cochairman of the Labor Committee of the Federal Bar Association in 1968 and 1972. Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: Jimmy Carter, 1977

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The lack of social safety nets in many Asian countries motivated many governments to roll out the vaccines quickly, said Tikki Pangestu, a cochairman of the Asia-Pacific Immunization Coalition, a group that assesses COVID-19 vaccine preparedness. BostonGlobe.com, 30 Sep. 2021 But his open advocacy of an ownership bid by Oracle—whose cochairman, Larry Ellison, hosted a top-dollar fundraiser for the President earlier this year—has raised hackles in Congress and C-suites alike. Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of cochairman was in 1894

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“Cochairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cochairman. Accessed 22 Mar. 2025.

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