Co-option

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  co-option
       n 1: the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the
            existing membership) [syn: {co-optation}]
       2: the act of appointing summarily (with or without the
          appointee's consent) [syn: {co-optation}]