Roles in a Zoom Meeting

There are multiple roles available for a meeting: host, co-host, alternative hosts, and participants. The role that you have in a meeting is designated by the host. 

• Host: The user that schedules the meeting. They have full permission to manage the meeting. There can only be one host of a meeting. 
• Co-hosts: Shares most of the controls that hosts have, allowing the co-host to manage the administrative side of the meeting, such as managing attendees. The host must assign a co-host during the meeting. Co-hosts cannot start a meeting. If a host needs someone else to start the meeting, they can assign an alternative host. 
• Alternative hosts: Shares the same controls as co-hosts, but can also start the meeting. Hosts can assign alternative hosts when they schedule a meeting. 

NOTES:  

• If you need to schedule a meeting on behalf of another user, use scheduling privilege. 
• Co-hosts cannot be assigned ahead of time. The host has to promote a participant to co-host. Alternatively, the host can assign a user as an alternative host. 
• Alternative host can’t add or edit polls unless you click the setting for allow alternative hosts to add or edit polls.