Meanings
nouncochairperson (plural cochairpersons or cochairpeople)
plural cochairpersons · plural cochairpeople
- A joint chairperson.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincon-
- Latinco-
- Englishco-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱm̥-th₂der.?
- Proto-Hellenic*kətá
- Ancient Greekκατά (katá)
- Proto-Indo-European*sed-
- Proto-Indo-European*sedreh₂
- Proto-Hellenic*hédrā
- Ancient Greekἕδρα (hédra)
- Ancient Greekκᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)
- Latincathedra
- Old Frenchchaiere
- Middle Englishchayere
- Englishchair
- Latinpersōna
- Anglo-Normanpersoune
- Middle Englishpersoun
- Englishperson
- Englishchairperson
- Englishcochairperson
From co- + chairperson.
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APA
cochairperson. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochairperson
MLA
“cochairperson.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochairperson. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cochairperson,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cochairperson.
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