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co-option
DEFINITIONS OF:
co-option
1
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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