Meaning & use
co-leader
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UK/ˌkəʊ ˈliː.də/
US/ˌkoʊ ˈliː.dɚ/
Meaning
nouncountable
A person who leads a group, team or organization together with another person, sharing the same authority.
Grammar: Can be singular or plural: she is a co-leader, they are co-leaders.
Patterns
- co-leader of something
- co-leader with someone
She is the co-leader of the local hiking club.
The two co-leaders divided the tasks between them.
As co-leader, he shares every major decision with his partner.
Word forms
| plural | co-leaders |
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Common combinations
- appoint a co-leader
- The board decided to appoint a co-leader for the project.
- serve as co-leader
- He served as co-leader of the choir for three years.
- party co-leader
- The party co-leader spoke at the rally.
- work with a co-leader
- It helps to work with a co-leader who has different strengths.
- co-leader of the team
- She became co-leader of the team last spring.
Synonyms and how they differ
- joint leader
- Joint leader is slightly more formal and common in British politics, while co-leader is used everywhere.
- co-chair
- Co-chair is for a person who runs meetings or a committee, whereas co-leader covers any leadership role.
- co-director
- Co-director is used in organizations or creative works with directors, while co-leader is a more general term.
Opposites
Word family
- leader noun
- a person who guides or controls a group
- lead verb
- to guide or be in charge
- leadership noun
- the position or skill of leading
- co-leadership noun
- leadership shared between two people
Commonly confused: co-leader or coleader?
co-leader vs coleader
Coleader is a less common closed spelling of the same word, not a different meaning.
Practice
What does a co-leader do?
Choose one answer.
A co-leader shares authority equally with someone else. The other options describe a follower or a replacement.
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