cochairperson

Joint committee head

A cochairperson is one of two people sharing the duties of chairing an organization, committee, or event: The cochairpersons alternated running the monthly meetings.

The role divides responsibility and can balance representation across groups or perspectives.

Also cochair.

organizational

committee

Appointed group for duties

meeting · conference · session · plenary · quorum · bylaws · minutes · agenda · delegate · parliamentarian

leadership

presiding

Leading a formal gathering

executive · moderator · facilitator · administrator · supervisor · overseer · governor · principal · authority · preside

shared

partnership

Shared business arrangement

  • jointShared by multiple parties
  • dualHaving two parts
  • tandemSequential two-person arrangement

paired · shared · divided · alternating · rotating · complementary · mutual · reciprocal · coordinated · balanced

gender-neutral

spokesperson

Authorized representative communicator

inclusive · nonsexist · ungendered · neutral · modern · updated · reformed · egalitarian

duties

oversight

Supervision or inadvertent omission

facilitation · mediation · agenda-setting · scheduling · reporting · decision-making · consensus-building · policy-making · stewardship · direction

Opposites
shared versus sole leadership

cochairpersonchairperson

One who leads meetings

chair

leadership role versus subordinate role

cochairpersonsubordinate

One lower in rank

follower · attendee · participant

Family

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