co-opt

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To commandeer, appropriate or take over
To absorb or assimilate into an established group
To elect as a fellow member of a group, such as a committee
take or assume for one's own use; "He co-opted the criticism and embraced it"
appoint summarily or commandeer; "The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups"
{f} elect as a member; absorb; appropriate, take over
If someone is co-opted into a group, they are asked by that group to become a member, rather than joining or being elected in the normal way. He was co-opted into the Labour Government of 1964 He's been authorised to co-opt anyone he wants to join him
If a group or political party co-opts a slogan or policy, they take it, often from another group or political party, and use it themselves. He co-opted many nationalist slogans and cultivated a populist image
If you co-opt someone, you persuade them to help or support you. Mr Wallace tries to co-opt rather than defeat his critics
neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group; "We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance
choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague; "The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation"
co-optation
{n} an elcetion, assumption, choice
co-optation
the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
co-optation
electing as a member
co-optation
the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)
co-option
electing as a member
co-option
the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
co-option
the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)
co-option
the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)
coopt
{f} assimilate, take in; elect as member
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