co•op•ta•tion
We found 2 definitions of co-optation from 1 different sources.
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co-optation - the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) | ||
co-option | ||
naming, designation, appointment, assignment the verbal act of naming; "the part he failed was the naming of state capitals" | ||
co-optation - the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) | ||
co-option | ||
election the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice; "her election of medicine as a profession" |