co-option
1. the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) • Syn: co-optation • Derivationally related forms: co-opt (for: co-optation), co-opt • Hypernyms: election 2. the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) • Syn: co-optation • Derivationally related forms: co-opt (for: co-optation), co-opt • Hypernyms: appointment, assignment, designation, naming
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