Definition
The position, office, or role of jointly serving as chairman with another person.
Etymology
From 'cochairman' plus '-ship' meaning office or position (like in 'friendship' or 'leadership'). The '-ship' suffix creates an abstract noun for a status or role.
Kelly Says
The '-ship' suffix is incredibly productive in English—you can add it to almost anything to describe a position or relationship ('membership,' 'friendship,' 'kinship'), which is why we can say 'cochairmanship' without anyone being confused!
Translations
AMአማርኛ
መ共同 አመራር
me-kome-in a-me-ra-ar
ARالعربية
رئاسة مشتركة
ray-asat mushtareqah
BNবাংলা
সম-নেতৃত্ব
som-ne-tru-t-wa
CACatalà
copresidència
koh-pre-si-den-thee-ah
CSČeština
spolu předsednictví
spolu pre-des-den-st-vi
DADansk
medformandskab
med-for-mand-skab
DEDeutsch
Mitvorsitz
mit-vors-its
ELΕλληνικά
συνεπρεσιά
soo-ne-pre-see-ah
ESEspañol
copresidencia
koh-pre-si-den-thee-ah
FAفارسی
ریاست مشترک
ree-a-sat moshtarak
FISuomi
yhteispuheenjohto
yhte-ees-pu-hen-joh-to
FRFrançais
coprésidence
koh-preh-zi-dons
GUGU
સહ-પ્રમુખ
sah-pra-mukh
HIहिन्दी
सह-अध्यक्षता
sah-adhya-kshata
HUMagyar
együtt elnök
eg-yütt el-nok
IDBahasa Indonesia
ko-ketua
koh-ke-too-ah
IGIG
onye isi
oh-nye ee-see
ITItaliano
co-presidenza
koh-preh-zee-den-zah
JA日本語
共同議長職
kyou-dou gi-chou-shok
KKKK
бірінші
bee-rin-shee
KMKM
អនុប្រធាន
a-nu-pra-tha-an
KO한국어
공동의장직
gong-dong-ui-jang-jik
MRMR
सह-अध्यक्ष
sah-adhya-ks
MSBahasa Melayu
ketua bersama
ke-too-ah be-sa-mah
MYမြန်မာ
အထွေထွေ ဥက္ကဋ္ဌ
ah-thwe-thwe u-ka-th-th
NLNederlands
medevoorzitterschap
meh-deh-vohr-zit-ters-chap
NONorsk
medformannskap
med-for-man-skap
PAPA
ਸਹਿ-ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ
sah-pra-dhaan
PLPolski
współprzewodniczenie
svop-przewod-ni-chen-ie
PTPortuguês
copresidência
koh-pre-si-den-thee-ah
RORomână
copreședinție
koh-pre-she-di-n-thee
RUРусский
совместное председательство
sovmestnoe predsedatelstvo
SVSvenska
sam ordförandeskap
sam or-dfo-ran-des-kap
SWKiswahili
mwenyekiti mwenza
mwe-ne-ke-ti mwen-za
TAதமிழ்
ஒருங்கிணைப்பாளர்
oru-n-ki-nai-ppa-a-lar
TEతెలుగు
సమన్వయ నాయకుడు
sa-man-way na-ya-ku-du
THไทย
การเป็นประธานร่วม
gaan-ben-pra-than-roong
TLTL
kasalukuyang pangunguna
ka-sa-lu-ku-yan pang-un-ga-na
TRTürkçe
ortak başkanlık
ort-ak ba-shkan-lik
UKУкраїнська
співголова
spiv-go-lova
URاردو
معاون صدر
mu-a-wan sadr
VITiếng Việt
đồng chủ tịch
dong chu-tich
YOYO
oluomo
oh-loo-moh-oh
ZH中文
共同主席职位
gong tong zhui xi zhi-wei
ZUZU
umongameli
oo-moh-ngah-me-lee
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
Compounds '-man' bias into an abstract noun; reinforces masculine default for leadership roles.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'co-leadership' or 'cochair role' instead.
Inclusive Alternatives
["co-leadership","cochair role","shared leadership"]