cochair

American  

[koh-chair] / koʊˈtʃɛər /

verb (used with or without object)

1. to chair along with another person or persons.

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noun

1. a cochairperson.

Gender

Is it cochair, cochairman, cochairwoman, or cochairperson? See chairperson.

Etymology

Origin of cochair

First recorded in 1965–70: co- + chair (verb)

Example Sentences

She became a cochair of the the guild’s agency campaign committee and was a plaintiff in the lawsuit that the WGA brought against the four big Hollywood agencies including CAA for packaging shows without their knowledge or consent.

From Los Angeles Times

Fernández is a photographer and associate professor and cochair of the photography department at Cerritos College in Norwalk.

From Los Angeles Times

“This year’s winners not only covered the news,” said Stephen Engelberg, cochair of the Pulitzer Prize Board.

From Los Angeles Times

Lelia De Andrade, a cochair of the committee, defended the panel’s work and said it’s only the start of a sustained effort to root out systemic racism.

From Washington Times

In an interview published Sunday by MIT Technology Review, Mr. Gates, who is now cochair of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and chair of the investment fund Breakthrough Energy Ventures, said the U.S. switching to plant-based meats like those sold by Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat will be “required” for saving the planet.

From Washington Times