"cochair" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cochairs [plural]
Etymology: co- + chair Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|chair}} co- + chair Head templates: {{en-noun}} cochair (plural cochairs)
  1. Someone who serves as the chair of a meeting or organization together with one or more other chairs. Hyponyms: cochairman, cochairperson, cochairwoman Related terms: cochairmanship
    Sense id: en-cochair-en-noun-AetDYtfq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 62 38

Verb

Forms: cochairs [present, singular, third-person], cochairing [participle, present], cochaired [participle, past], cochaired [past]
Etymology: co- + chair Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|chair}} co- + chair Head templates: {{en-verb}} cochair (third-person singular simple present cochairs, present participle cochairing, simple past and past participle cochaired)
  1. (transitive) To chair (a meeting) jointly. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-cochair-en-verb-P11jldsl Categories (other): English terms prefixed with co- Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 44 56

Inflected forms

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