cochair

noun

co·chair ˌkō-ˈcher

variants or co-chair

plural cochairs or co-chairs

Synonyms of cochair next

: one of two or more chairpersons who preside jointly over something (such as a meeting, organization, committee, event, or department) : cochairperson

A short while later she agreed to serve as honorary cochair of the Komen Foundation's Race for the Cure …—

Alan Pell Crawford

After a real estate client introduced her to George Herman House, she didn't hesitate to lend her support. She's been co-chair of the board for five years.—

Lisa Rainford

… today she is the department chair of the Foreign Language department and co-chair of the English as a Second Language department …—

Leah Carey

cochair transitive verb

or co-chair

cochaired or co-chaired; cochairing or co-chairing; cochairs or co-chairs

… a new antidrug commission—cochaired by a corporate leader and a high-ranking administration official … —

Newsweek

Examples of cochair in a Sentence

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Lara Trump The 42-year-old cochair of the Republican National Committee and wife of Trump's son Eric would be a wild card in 2028, but has been mentioned before as a potential Republican presidential contender. —

Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2024 The event’s cochairs include Ben Rodriguez-Cubenas, George Corton, Sissi Isabel Fleitas-Refaie, Darlyn Portes, Jean Shafiroff and Mary Snow. —

Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024 Armed with this insight, the CEO asked the business-unit heads to cochair strategy sessions and attend training in dilemma management. —

Sarah Elk, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 In May, both cochairs of Harvard’s Legacy of Slavery memorial committee resigned. —

Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cochair