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Cooptation   Listen
noun
cooptation, co-optation  n.  
1.
The act of choosing; selection; choice. (Obs.) "The first election and cooptation of a friend."
2.
The selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership). See co-opt (2).
Synonyms: co-option.
3.
The act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent).
Synonyms: co-option.





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"Cooptation" Quotes from Famous Books



... unions, learned societies, etc. The founder conceives an ideal of complete living or one limited to a given end, and puts it into practice, having for material men grouped of their free choice, or by cooptation. ...
— Essay on the Creative Imagination • Th. Ribot
... Choice. — N. choice, option;. discretion &c. (volition) 600; preoption[obs3]; alternative; dilemma, embarras de choix[Fr]; adoption, cooptation[obs3]; novation[obs3]; decision &c. (judgment) 480. election; political election (politics) 737a. selection, excerption, gleaning, eclecticism; excerpta[obs3], gleanings, cuttings, scissors and paste; pick &c. (best) 650. preference, prelation[obs3], opinion poll, survey; predilection &c. ...
— Roget's Thesaurus


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