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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership);
[syn: co-option, co-optation]

2. the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent);
[syn: co-option, co-optation]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

co-optation \co-optation\, cooptation \co`["o]p*ta"tion\, n. [L. cooptatio.] The act of choosing; selection; choice. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] The first election and cooptation of a friend. --Howell. [1913 Webster] 2. the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership). See co-opt[2]. Syn: co-option. [WordNet 1.5] 3. the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent). Syn: co-option. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

co-optation n 1: the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) [syn: co-option, co-optation] 2: the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) [syn: co-option, co-optation]
Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856):

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.