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    CO-OPTATION

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    The act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)play

    Synonyms:

    co-optation; co-option

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("co-optation" is a kind of...):

    appointment; assignment; designation; naming (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position)

    Derivation:

    co-opt (appoint summarily or commandeer)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    The selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)play

    Synonyms:

    co-optation; co-option

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("co-optation" is a kind of...):

    election (the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice)

    Derivation:

    co-opt (choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague)

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