cochair

noun

co·​chair ˌkō-ˈcher 

variants or co-chair

plural cochairs or co-chairs

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Related Articles Led by the organization’s honorary president, Salma Hayek, the event’s A-list cochairs included Naomi Watts, Matthew McConaughey and Kim Kardashian. —Hannah Malach, WWD, 10 Sep. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above