coauthor
noun
co·au·thor
(ˌ)kō-ˈȯ-thər 
variants
or
plural coauthors or co-authors
: one who collaborates with another person in authoring a literary or dramatic work, a document, a legislative bill, etc.
coauthors of many books and plays
the coauthors of new legislation
coauthor
transitive verb
or
coauthored or co-authored; coauthoring or co-authoring
… he coauthored legislation … requiring the publication on the Internet of the cost of all federal contracts, grants, and congressional "earmarks,"…
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Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky
a co-authored book
coauthorship
noun
or
… accepting coauthorship on studies to which they did not significantly contribute.
—Mary Murray
Mary Murray
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The images with the strongest connection related to the transport of jars and cloth, said study coauthor Kathryn Kelley, a research fellow in the department of classical philology and Italian studies at the University of Bologna.
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Ethan Bernstein is the Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration in the organizational behavior unit at Harvard Business School and a coauthor of Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career (HarperCollins, 2024).
—Harvard Business Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Brendan Lantz, coauthor of the Council on Criminal Justice report, said guns can quickly turn lesser crimes deadly and having millions more of any kind could help explain the increase in juvenile homicides.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
The Bon Jovi Story’ Filmmaker Shares Insight Christie Smith, PhD, founder of The Humanity Studio and coauthor of Essential: How Distributed Teams, Generative AI, and Global Shifts are Creating a New Human Powered Leadership, said employees need a new kind of leadership.
—Vicki Salemi, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Ashley Strickland, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
Ethan Bernstein is the Edward W. Conard Associate Professor of Business Administration in the organizational behavior unit at Harvard Business School and a coauthor of Job Moves: 9 Steps for Making Progress in Your Career (HarperCollins, 2024).
—Harvard Business Review, 23 Oct. 2024
Brendan Lantz, coauthor of the Council on Criminal Justice report, said guns can quickly turn lesser crimes deadly and having millions more of any kind could help explain the increase in juvenile homicides.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
The Bon Jovi Story’ Filmmaker Shares Insight Christie Smith, PhD, founder of The Humanity Studio and coauthor of Essential: How Distributed Teams, Generative AI, and Global Shifts are Creating a New Human Powered Leadership, said employees need a new kind of leadership.
—Vicki Salemi, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Coauthor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coauthor. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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