cochair
cochair noun: someone who serves as the chair of a meeting or organization together with one or more other chairs.
Noun
cochair (plural cochairs)
- Someone who serves as the chair of a meeting or organization together with one or more other chairs.
- "On the referendum, people are asked to vote yes or no," says Hoyt, who is cochair of the Coalition for Lower Electric Rates[…].1988 February 19, Ben Joravsky, “A referendum gorws in the 47th Ward: boosting the current against Com Ed rate hikes”, in Chicago Reader
Verb
cochair (third-person singular simple present cochairs, present participle cochairing, simple past and past participle cochaired)
- To chair (a meeting) jointly.
Forms of cochair
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | cochairs |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | cochairs |
| present participle | cochairing |
| past participle | cochaired |
| past | cochaired |
Origin of cochair
From co- + chair.
Questions about cochair
- What does cochair mean?
- Cochair means someone who serves as the chair of a meeting or organization together with one or more other chairs.
- What part of speech is cochair?
- Cochair can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of cochair?
- The plural of cochair is cochairs.
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