cohead

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noun

One of the joint heads of an organization or department.

“Mr Smith is cohead of research.”

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Meanings

nouncohead (plural coheads)

plural coheads

  1. One of the joint heads of an organization or department.

    Mr Smith is cohead of research.

verbcohead (third-person singular simple present coheads, present participle coheading, simple past and past participle coheaded)

present singular third person coheads · participle present coheading · participle past coheaded · past coheaded

  1. transitiveTo serve as one of the joint heads of (an organization or department).

Origin

From co- + head. Piecewise doublet of cochief.

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APA

cohead. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohead

MLA

“cohead.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohead. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cohead,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cohead.

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