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co-leader

co-leader

3.6
A person who shares the job of running a group equally with another person
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊˌliːdər/
translation icon : co-líder
  • As co-leaders of the team, Sarah and Jason made all the major decisions together.

She packs up her bags, heads to Houston when she realizes that her Co leader on this project is a guy named Levi Ward, who she went to grad school with.

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Examples

  • The organization appointed a new co-leader to work alongside the existing leadership.

  • During the meeting, the co-leader presented the progress report while the other leader took notes.

  • She packs up her bags, heads to Houston when she realizes that her Co leader on this project is a guy named Levi Ward, who she went to grad school with.

Synonyms

co-chairman
vsco-leader
1 3.7

A person who shares the job of leading a group or committee

is the neutral general term for equal authority without gender implications
cohead
vsco-leader
5.6

A person who shares the leadership of a group or department

is the broader general term for equal shared authority across roles
co-principal
vsco-leader
  • UK
5.4

Sharing the main responsibility for something with another person

is used for equal authority across contexts rather than only main responsibility
co-director
vsco-leader
3.7

A person who shares the main job of leading a project or company with another person

is a general term for equal authority not limited to managerial roles
co-chair
vsco-leader
3.5

A person who shares the job of leading a committee or meeting with another person

is the wide term for equal authority in any management role

How Shared

leadership
514 3.8
co-leader
3.6
leaderless
7 5.1

Surface Forms

co-leader singular
co-leaders plural

Morphology

co-leader = leader (transparent) = co + leader

The productive prefix 'co-' meaning 'joint' combines with the familiar noun 'leader' to yield the predictable meaning 'shared leader'.

Etymology

Co-leader comes from co- 'together' + leader, so it means a person who shares the job of leading. That's why a co-leader works 'together' with another leader to guide a team.