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co-option

DEFINITIONS OF: co-option

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

Synonyms:
co-optation
Type of:
election
the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice

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

Synonyms:
co-optation
Type of:
appointment, assignment, designation, naming
the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
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