Cochair

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    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[…]."

Verb
  1. 1
    To chair (a meeting) jointly. transitive

Example

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""On the referendum, people are asked to vote yes or no," says Hoyt, who is cochair of the Coalition for Lower Electric Rates[…]."

Etymology

From co- + chair.

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