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Cooperative   /koʊˈɑpərˌeɪtɪv/   Listen
Cooperative

adjective
1.
Involving the joint activity of two or more.  Synonyms: concerted, conjunct, conjunctive.  "The conjunct influence of fire and strong wind" , "The conjunctive focus of political opposition" , "A cooperative effort" , "A united effort" , "Joint military activities"
2.
Done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit.  Antonym: uncooperative.
3.
Willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement.  Synonym: accommodative.
noun
1.
A jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners.  Synonym: co-op.
2.
An association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it.



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"Cooperative" Quotes from Famous Books



... kind to do such a thing. He was manager for their little free-lance picture company which did not even have a name to call itself by. They had produced one big feature film, and it was supposed to be a cooperative affair from start to finish. If Luck failed to make good, they would all be broke together. If Luck cleared up the few thousands that had been their hope, why—they would all profit by the success, ...
— The Heritage of the Sioux • B.M. Bower
... that in the play of young mammals there is an indication of unexhausted possibilities, and we get the same impression when we think of three other facts. (a) In those mammals, like dog and horse, which have entered into active cooperative relations with man, we see that the mind of the mammal is capable of much more than the average would lead us to think. When man's sheltering is too complete and the domesticated creature is passive in his grip, the intelligence deteriorates. (b) When we study ...
— The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) - A Plain Story Simply Told • J. Arthur Thomson
... naval militia, which has been organized in eight States and brought into cordial and cooperative relations with the Navy, is another important achievement. There are now enlisted in these organizations 1,800 men, and they are likely to be greatly extended. I recommend such legislation and appropriations as will encourage and develop ...
— A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents, Volume IX. • Benjamin Harrison
... has been the one isolated fact in the universe. The outlook upon the world, the means of education, the opportunities for advancement, had all been denied her; and that "community of feeling and sense of distributive justice which grows out of cooperative interests in work and life, had found small opportunity for growth ...
— Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" • Various
... good game, so the rules of fair competition are designed to secure efficiency for public service, and to exclude efficiency in choking or fouling. In unfair competition there is no common purpose of public service or of advancing skill or invention; hence, no cooperation. The cooperative purpose or result is thus the test of useful, as contrasted ...
— The Ethics of Coperation • James Hayden Tufts


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