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to cochair

to cochair

4.8
To share leading a meeting or committee with someone else
  • verb
  • /ˈkoʊˌtʃɛr/
  • US
translation icon : co-presidir
  • Davis, a former law professor, cochairs the ABA Litigation Section's Committee on Training the Advocate.

Examples

  • The committee was cochaired by two prominent leaders in the field of education.

  • The committee, cochaired by two biologists, both successful hybrid breeders, issued a report in 1999.

    Academic text (2009)

  • She cochairs the graduate program in photography at Bard College.

    Academic text (2012)

  • But more important than fear is that "they're lazy about it," says Black, a past chair of the ASA Section of Science and Technology who now cochairs the National Conference of Lawyers and Scientists, a group jointly sponsored by the section and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

    Academic text (2000)

  • Jolie cochaired the meeting to discuss the new environmental policies with other committee members.

  • She cochaired the fundraising event alongside her colleague to support local charities.

Surface Forms

cochair infinitive
cochaired past
cochaired past participle
cochairing present participle
cochairs third person singular

Morphology

cochair = chair (transparent) = co + chair

The prefix 'co-' meaning 'together' attaches to the verb 'chair' to indicate jointly presiding, which is semantically regular and transparent.

Etymology

Cochair as a verb combines co- 'together' and chair 'to lead a meeting', so to cochair is to lead a meeting or group together with someone else.