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co-optation
co-opt C0625000 (kō-ŏpt′, kō′ŏpt′)tr.v. co-opt·ed, co-opt·ing, co-opts 1. To elect as a fellow member of a group.2. To appoint summarily.3. To take or assume for one's own use; appropriate: co-opted the criticism by embracing it.4. To neutralize or win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into an established group or culture: co-opt rebels by giving them positions of authority.
[Latin cooptāre : co-, co- + optāre, to choose.]
co′-op·ta′tion n.co-op′ta·tive (-tə-tĭv) adj.co-op′tion n.co-op′tive adj.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | co-optation - the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)co-optionelection - the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession" | | 2. | co-optation - the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)co-optionappointment, designation, naming, assignment - the act of putting a person into a non-elective position; "the appointment had to be approved by the whole committee" |
Co-Optation
Co-Optation the bringing of new members into an elected collegial body through that body’s decision, without holding additional elections. As a rule the co-optation is subsequently confirmed at a general meeting of the organization as a whole. Co-optation
CO-OPTATION. A concurring choice. Sometimes applied to the act of the members of a corporation, in choosing a person to supply a vacancy. in their body. co-optation
Synonyms for co-optationnoun the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)SynonymsRelated Wordsnoun the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)SynonymsRelated Words- appointment
- designation
- naming
- assignment
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