Meaning & use
coleader
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UK/ˌkəʊˈliː.də/
US/ˌkoʊˈliː.dɚ/
Meaning
nouncountable
A person who leads a group, party or project together with another person who has equal authority.
Grammar: Countable: a coleader, the two coleaders.
Patterns
- coleader of something
- coleader with someone
She served as coleader of the youth group with her cousin.
The two coleaders agreed to split the work evenly.
He was named coleader of the research team.
Word forms
| plural | coleaders |
|---|
Common combinations
- serve as coleader
- She will serve as coleader of the committee this year.
- named coleader
- He was named coleader after the merger.
- coleader of the party
- The coleader of the party addressed supporters.
- equal coleaders
- The charity is run by equal coleaders.
Synonyms and how they differ
- joint leader
- Joint leader is wordier but easier to read and common in British writing.
- co-chair
- A co-chair shares the running of meetings, while a coleader guides the group's overall direction.
- deputy
- A deputy ranks below the leader, so it lacks the equal status of a coleader.
Opposites
sole leader
Word family
- leader noun
- a person who leads
- leadership noun
- the role of leading
- colead verb
- to lead jointly
Commonly confused: coleader or follower?
coleader vs follower
A follower takes direction, while a coleader helps decide it.
Practice
What does a coleader have?
Choose one answer.
A coleader shares the leading role with someone of equal rank. The other options describe lesser or unrelated roles.
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