Co-option (original) (raw)

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

co-optation; co-option

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("co-option" 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)

Synonyms:

co-optation; co-option

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("co-option" 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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