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
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