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cochair en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English cochair From co- + chair.

Meanings

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[…]. 1988 February 19, Ben Joravsky, “A referendum gorws in the 47th Ward: boosting the current against Com Ed rate hikes”, in Chicago Reader:

Forms

Hyponyms

cochairwoman · cochairman · cochairperson

Relateds

cochairmanship

cochair en · VERB

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- ▲ Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Indo-European *ḱm̥-th₂der.? Proto-Hellenic *kətá Ancient Greek κατά (katá) Proto-Indo-European *sed-der. Proto-Indo-European *sedreh₂ Proto-Hellenic *hédrā Ancient Greek ἕδρα (hédra) Ancient Greek κᾰθέδρᾱ (kăthédrā)bor. Latin cathedrader. Old French chaierebor. Middle English chayere English chair English cochair From co- + chair.

Meanings

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

Forms