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

Tom Stoddart/Getty Images Met Gala honorary chair Giorgio Armani with cochairs George Clooney and Julia Roberts, 2008 Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images Linda Evangelista for Giorgio Armani, spring 1991 ready-to-wear WWD/Getty Images Irina Shayk attends Giorgio Amani’s spring 2023 ready-to-wear show. —Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 July 2024

To celebrate her creation’s milestone anniversary, von Furstenberg, who's now cochair of her eponymous brand, recently launched a capsule collection featuring the silhouette in a new Crossword print. —Jackie Fields, Peoplemag, 28 June 2024

As cochair of the event, Zendaya had an especially big night, stepping out in not one but two showstoppers. —Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 7 May 2024

Lively is one of a handful of A-listers who are Met Gala faves, like Sarah Jessica Parker, Rihanna, Beyoncé, and 2024 cochair Zendaya. —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 7 May 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above