coleader
Joint authority figure
A coleader shares leadership responsibilities with one or more other people.
The term appears in contexts ranging from youth groups and workshops to political movements and business ventures, wherever two or more individuals jointly guide or manage an activity.
She served as coleader of the expedition alongside her longtime collaborator.
The prefix co- emphasizes equal or shared authority rather than a hierarchy.
Shared leadership position
- cofounderJoint business originator
- codirectorShared creative leadership role
- comanagerShared leadership position
- copresidentShared top leadership role
cocaptain · coorganizer · coanchor · cohost · copilot · vice · deputy · second-in-command
cochair
Shared leadership position
- cofounderJoint business originator
- codirectorShared creative leadership role
- comanagerShared leadership position
copresident · cocaptain · coorganizer · coanchor · cohost · copilot · vice · deputy · second-in-command · right-hand
collaborator
One who works jointly
- counterpartCorresponding person or thing
- cochairShared leadership position
- cofounderJoint business originator
codirector · teammate · copartner · peer · equal · fellow · coequal · cohost · comanager · coprincipal
coleaderautocrat
Sole wielder of power
dictator · absolute ruler · supreme leader · one-man rule · monarch
coleaderfollower
One who supports another
subordinate · underling · rank and file · team member · minion