cochair

noun co·chair \ ˌkō-ˈcher \

variants: or co-chair

|Updated on: 23 May 2018

Definition of cochair

plural cochairs or co-chairs

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

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cochair

or co-chair transitive verb

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

Recent Examples of cochair from the Web

However, one notable celebrity—and onetime cochair of the event—was missing from the crowd: Taylor Swift.

— halie lesavage, Glamour, "While Everyone Else Was Decked Out for the Met Gala, Taylor Swift Was Wearing Reformation in the Desert," 8 May 2018
Essentially, the law says that internet service providers are highways that goods travel over, said Amy Goldsmith, the cochair of the Intellectual Property Practice Group at Tarter, Krinsky, and Drogin.

— alana semuels, The Atlantic, "Amazon May Have a Counterfeit Problem," 20 Apr. 2018
For transgender people like Kasey Suffredini, cochair of the Freedom for All Massachusetts campaign, the law offers protection that helps him get through his daily life.

— stephanie ebbert, BostonGlobe.com, "Mass. is about to be a battleground over transgender rights," 17 Apr. 2018
Hosted by party cochairs Wes Gordon, Paul Arnhold, Nell Diamond, and Laura de Gunzburg, among others, attendees included Sarah Arison, Sarah Hoover, Timo Weiland, Julia Arnhold, and Shiona Turini.

— noor brara, Vogue, "A Youthful Crowd Gathered at the Guggenheim for Its Annual Young Collectors Party," 13 Apr. 2018
And there were four cochairs: Tamika D. Mallory, Linda Sarsour, Carmen Perez, and Bland.

— deborah afshani, Glamour, "How the Women’s March Organizers Sparked a Movement—and They're Still Fighting for You," 30 Oct. 2017
And at their annual gala at Cipriani Wall Street last night, cochairs Jacqueline Bradley, Kathryn Chenault, Carol Sutton Lewis, and Dr. Amelia Ogunlesi presided over an evening that celebrated visionary talent.

— Vogue, "The Studio Museum in Harlem’s Annual Gala Raises More Than $2 Million," 31 Oct. 2017
On Sunday, Jennifer Lopez, who is of Puerto Rican descent as well as cochair of the Empire State Relief

— evelyn wang, Glamour, "Rihanna Begs Trump to Send Aid to Puerto Rico," 28 Sep. 2017
Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Governor Bruce Rauner are serving as honorary cochairs of the 600-person committee.

— kate shepherd, Chicago Reader, "News / Did You Read __________? Judge in Laquan McDonald murder case faces a challenge trying to control the flow of information, and other Chicago news," 28 Sep. 2017

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