co-option

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
co-option
    n 1: the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the
         existing membership) [syn: {co-option}, {co-optation}]
    2: the act of appointing summarily (with or without the
       appointee's consent) [syn: {co-option}, {co-optation}]
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
co-option \co-option\ n.
   same as {co-optation}.
   [WordNet 1.5]
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