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co-occurrence |
co-occurrent |
co-op |
co-operative republic of guyana |
co-opt |
co-optation
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| co-ordinate
| co-ordinated
| co-ordinating
| co-pilot
co-optation
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun co-optation has 2 senses
- co-optation(n = noun.act) co-option - the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership); Array is a kind of election
- co-optation(n = noun.act) co-option - the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent); Array is a kind of appointment, assignment, designation, naming
Derived form verb co-opt1
Derived form verb co-opt3
CIDE DICTIONARY
co-optation, n. [L. coöptatio.].
- The act of choosing; selection; choice. [1913 Webster]"The first election and coöptation of a friend." [1913 Webster]
- the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership). See co-opt{2}. [WordNet 1.5]
- the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent). [WordNet 1.5]
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