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

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

Gaga was a cochair this year and certainly took the assignment seriously, revealing four different looks in one red carpet strut. —Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 2 May 2025

Colman Domingo, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Pharrell Williams are the starry cochairs for the May 5 gala. —Lynn Yaeger, Vogue, 28 Apr. 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