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

Tailoring Black Style inspired A-list guests, including cochair Colman Domingo, to re-create iconic looks and pay tribute to Black designers. —Andrea Lavinthal, People.com, 18 June 2025

The French fashion house hosted a cocktail party at its Miami Design District store with men’s creative director Pharrell Williams, fresh off his Monday night Met Gala cochair duty and a late-night Uno tournament after-party. —Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 8 May 2025

Taylor was previously commissioned by Pharrell Williams, Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director and 2025 Met Gala cochair, to embroider the same design for the brand’s Men's Spring-Summer 2024 show. —Colson Thayer, People.com, 6 May 2025

Williams serves as a cochair for this year’s event, alongside several high-profile figures in arts and fashion. —Julia Teti, Footwear News, 5 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cochair

• abwehr
• affair
• affaire
• airfare
• altair
• armchair
• aware
• beware
• bugbear
• carfare
• childcare
• compare