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co-chair

co-chair noun: one of a group of chairpersons.

Noun

co-chair (plural co-chairs)

  1. One of a group of chairpersons.

Verb

co-chair (third-person singular simple present co-chairs, present participle co-chairing, simple past and past participle co-chaired)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To serve as a co-chair (on).
    • The group is co-chaired by Slough MP and Shadow Transport Minister Tan Dhesi and the Conservative MP for Newbury Laura Farris.2023 April 5, Paul Clifton, “Network News: MPs support Heathrow Western Rail Link”, in RAIL, number 980, page 26

Forms of co-chair

Noun
pluralco-chairs
Verb
third-person singular presentco-chairs
present participleco-chairing
past participleco-chaired
pastco-chaired

Origin of co-chair

From co- + chair.

Questions about co-chair

What does co-chair mean?
Co-chair means one of a group of chairpersons.
What part of speech is co-chair?
Co-chair can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of co-chair?
The plural of co-chair is co-chairs.

Words near co-chair in the dictionary

  1. co-brothers-in-law
  2. co-cathedral
  3. co-cathedrals
  4. co-CEO
  5. co-CEOs
  6. co-chair
  7. co-chaired
  8. co-chairing
  9. co-chairman
  10. co-chairs
  11. co-channel

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