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Cooptation   Listen
noun
cooptation, co-optation  n.  
1.
The act of choosing; selection; choice. (Obs.) "The first election and cooptation of a friend."
2.
The selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership). See co-opt (2).
Synonyms: co-option.
3.
The act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent).
Synonyms: co-option.





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"Cooptation" Quotes from Famous Books



... say, your public bodies which recruit their numbers by co-optation, Academies and learned societies, do not elect their members ...
— The Cult of Incompetence • Emile Faguet


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