CO-OPTION

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does co-option mean? 

• CO-OPTION (noun)
  The noun CO-OPTION has 2 senses:

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

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

  Familiarity information: CO-OPTION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CO-OPTION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

co-optation; co-option

Hypernyms ("co-option" is a kind of...):

election (the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice)

Derivation:

co-opt (choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague)

Sense 2

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

co-optation; co-option

Hypernyms ("co-option" is a kind of...):

appointment; assignment; designation; naming (the act of putting a person into a non-elective position)

Derivation:

co-opt (appoint summarily or commandeer)