co-optation

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A noun referring to the process of selecting a new member by a vote of the existing membership, or the act of appointing someone summarily, with or without their consent.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que designa el proceso de elegir a un nuevo miembro por votación de los miembros existentes, o la acción de nombrar o incorporar a alguien sin su consentimiento.

1. Selection by existing members C1 formal

   The process of choosing a new member to join a group or committee, typically through a vote by the current members.

   • The committee's co-optation of a new member was approved unanimously.
   • Co-optation is often used to fill vacancies in boards.
   • The club's rules allow for the co-optation of experts.

   🇪🇸Cooptación

   Sinónimos: appointmentco-optionelectionselection

2. Summary appointment C2 formal

   The act of appointing someone to a position or group without their prior consent, often done unilaterally.

   • The leader's co-optation of a rival into the cabinet was controversial.
   • Co-optation can be a strategy to neutralize opposition.
   • The board's co-optation of the new director was met with resistance.

   🇪🇸Cooptación

   Sinónimos: co-option

• co-optations plural form
• co-optations' possessive plural form
• co-optation's possessive singular form