cocaptains

Shared team leaders

Cocaptains are two people who share the captain role, typically in sports teams where leadership is split between players: The coach named cocaptains for the season.

The arrangement distributes responsibility and can balance different leadership styles or skill sets.

teamwork

collaboration

Joint intellectual work

unityWholeness through cohesion
coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
cohesionTendency to bind together

camaraderie · solidarity · rapport · harmony · dynamics · interdependence · huddle · rallying · motivation

sports

team

Organized cooperative unit

rosterList of members
squadSmall working group
varsityPrimary school squad

athletics · jersey · armband · pregame · lineup · bench · coach · playoffs · championship · tournament

nautical

helm

Vessel's steering mechanism

bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
vesselReceptacle for contents
shipSeagoing transport vessel

crew · sailing · skipper · mate · command · deck · voyage · starboard · portside · watch

Opposites

leadership structure

cocaptainsautocrat

Sole wielder of power

dictator · one-man rule · absolute ruler

hierarchical position

cocaptainsfollowers

People who support someone

subordinates · team members · rank and file · players · crew

Family

cocaptain, cocaptained

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