Cooptation

3 definitions 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) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  CO-OPTATION. A concurring choice. Sometimes applied to the act of the 
  members of a corporation, in choosing a person to supply a vacancy. in their 
  body.