Meaning & use
co-president
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Meaning
nouncountable
One of two or more people who share the role of president of an organization.
Grammar: Countable: use 'a co-president' for one person and 'co-presidents' for the pair or group.
Patterns
- co-president of something
- serve as co-president
- elect someone co-president
She was elected co-president of the student council.
The club has two co-presidents who share the workload.
As co-president, he runs meetings every other week.
Word forms
| plural | co-presidents |
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Common combinations
- co-president of the club
- He became co-president of the chess club.
- elected co-president
- She was elected co-president in May.
- serve as co-president
- They serve as co-presidents for one year.
- co-president and treasurer
- He is both co-president and treasurer.
Synonyms and how they differ
- joint president
- A less common phrase with the same meaning; 'co-president' is the usual term in modern use.
- co-chair
- Similar shared leadership, but for a committee or board rather than a whole organization.
Word family
- president noun
- The head of an organization or country.
- presidency noun
- The position or period of being president.
- presidential adjective
- Relating to a president or the office of president.
Commonly confused: co-president or vice president?
co-president vs vice president
A vice president is next in rank below the president; a co-president shares the top rank equally.
Practice
The club has two ______ who share the leadership duties.
Choose one answer.
The plural 'co-presidents' is needed because there are two people sharing the role. 'Co-president' is singular, and 'vice presidents' means people below the president, not sharing the top job.
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