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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 $237,000.
—BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2019
Along with serving as dean until 1995, and as cochairman of Partners until 1996, Dr. McArthur was on numerous boards.
—Bryan Marquard, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Aug. 2019
This has become a personal mission for Kevin Phelan, cochairman of Colliers International’s Boston office and one of the local commercial real estate industry’s best known leaders.
—Jon Chesto, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2019
Toensing has represented Sam Clovis, the former Trump campaign cochairman, and Erik Prince, founder of the security contractor Blackwater and an informal adviser to Trump.
—BostonGlobe.com, 20 Mar. 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cochairman
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Ishak-Boushaki is a cochair of a working group for the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument collaboration, known as DESI.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
2 Apr. 2025
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In addition to perennial chair Anna Wintour, this year’s cochairs are Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, and Pharrell Williams, plus honorary chair LeBron James.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
31 Mar. 2025
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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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Last week, Nikema Williams, former Georgia Democratic Party chairwoman, resigned amid the DNC‘s concern that the party was not headed in the right direction.—
Elaine Mallon,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Apr. 2025
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Soon after, Gale Brewer, the chairwoman of the Council’s Oversight and Investigations Committee, said in a letter to city budget leaders that because of staffing issues the department had experienced significant disruptions whenever employees went on vacation.—
Jan Ransom,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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Valerie Macon | Afp | Getty Images Few people have as well-informed a perspective on the future of Hollywood as Donna Langley, chairman of NBCUniversal Entertainment & Studios.—
Eric Rosenbaum,
CNBC,
9 Apr. 2025
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The decision to remove Chatfield was conveyed over the weekend in a phone call from Admiral Christopher Grady, acting chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, according to three unnamed U.S. officials cited by The Associated Press.—
Gordon G. Chang,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Apr. 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 23 Apr. 2025.
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