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Recent Examples of cochairman
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.
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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
The Senate did not include the line item, despite the prodding of Senator Brendan Crighton, cochairman of the housing committee.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2019
The committee is holding the meeting in Springfield, after all, and Lesser is the cochairman.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2019
The committee received several six-figure contributions, including from Carl Ferenbach, cofounder of Berkshire Partners, and Joshua Bekenstein, cochairman of Bain Capital, who together gave more than $237,000.
—BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2019
Along with serving as dean until 1995, and as cochairman of Partners until 1996, Dr. McArthur was on numerous boards.
—Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019
This has become a personal mission for Kevin Phelan, cochairman of Colliers International’s Boston office and one of the local commercial real estate industry’s best known leaders.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2019
Toensing has represented Sam Clovis, the former Trump campaign cochairman, and Erik Prince, founder of the security contractor Blackwater and an informal adviser to Trump.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2018
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
The Senate did not include the line item, despite the prodding of Senator Brendan Crighton, cochairman of the housing committee.
—BostonGlobe.com, 30 Oct. 2019
The committee is holding the meeting in Springfield, after all, and Lesser is the cochairman.
—BostonGlobe.com, 24 Sep. 2019
The committee received several six-figure contributions, including from Carl Ferenbach, cofounder of Berkshire Partners, and Joshua Bekenstein, cochairman of Bain Capital, who together gave more than $237,000.
—BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2019
Along with serving as dean until 1995, and as cochairman of Partners until 1996, Dr. McArthur was on numerous boards.
—Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019
This has become a personal mission for Kevin Phelan, cochairman of Colliers International’s Boston office and one of the local commercial real estate industry’s best known leaders.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2019
Toensing has represented Sam Clovis, the former Trump campaign cochairman, and Erik Prince, founder of the security contractor Blackwater and an informal adviser to Trump.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cochairman
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His role as the head of the new Department of Government Efficiency seems guaranteed to put him on a collision course with Trump’s Cabinet officials and with congressional Republicans, and probably also with his cochair Vivek Ramaswamy.—
Dylan Matthews,
Vox,
2 Jan. 2025
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The pair are also serving as cochairs of next year’s Met Gala along with A$AP Rocky, Colman Domingo and Condé Nast’s chief content officer and global editorial director Anna Wintour, who also attended the media preview.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
9 Oct. 2024
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UniFrance, which promotes French films internationally, has openly backed the actress and is in the process of creating a charter to protect actors, and, in a historic move, the French Society of Film Directors dropped Ruggia, its former copresident.—
Soraya Roberts,
Longreads,
10 Aug. 2020
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Cavanagh was named copresident with Glenn Youngkin, then a 19-year Carlyle veteran; the two execs were anointed the future of Carlyle.—
BYLuisa Beltran,
Fortune,
10 Feb. 2023
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Robyn Denholm, Tesla's chairwoman, has offloaded more than $75 million in shares through two transactions over the past five weeks.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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The lawsuit says Peter ter Kulve, Unilever's president of ice cream, wrote to Ben & Jerry's board chairwoman Anuradha Mittal, on July 1 to express concerns that the message's timing coincided with an Iranian missile attack on Israel.—
Doha Madani,
NBC News,
19 Mar. 2025
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In a statement to the Daily News announcing her endorsement, Velazquez credited Brannan’s push as City Council Finance Committee chairman to reverse budget cuts to libraries and other public services enacted by Mayor Adams over the past few years.—
Chris Sommerfeldt,
New York Daily News,
31 Mar. 2025
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Levy is currently an advisory director at General Atlantic, after stepping down in January 2025 as the firm’s co-president and chairman of global technology.—
Todd Spangler,
Variety,
31 Mar. 2025
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Under federal law, regional commissions must include a cochairperson appointed by the president and members include the governors of every state involved in the program.—
BostonGlobe.com,
BostonGlobe.com,
16 Nov. 2019
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From left, Ed Reardon and Ruth Kurisu, cochairpersons of the car show; JD Duncan, show creator; Gunnry Sgt.—
Linda McIntosh,
sandiegouniontribune.com,
28 Feb. 2018
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“Cochairman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cochairman. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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