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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-option \co-option\ n. same as co-optation. [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

co-option 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]