Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
co-optation \co-optation\, cooptation \co`["o]p*ta"tion\, n. [L.
cooptatio.]
The act of choosing; selection; choice. [Obs.]
[1913 Webster]
The first election and cooptation of a friend.
--Howell.
[1913 Webster]
2. the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the
existing membership). See co-opt[2].
Syn: co-option.
[WordNet 1.5]
3. the act of appointing summarily (with or without the
appointee's consent).
Syn: co-option.
[WordNet 1.5]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
co-optation
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}]