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CO-OPTION
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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)
