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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

co-option \co-option\ n.
   same as co-optation.
   [WordNet 1.5]


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]