[
US
/koʊˈɑpt/
]
VERB
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take or assume for one's own use
He co-opted the criticism and embraced it -
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 -
appoint summarily or commandeer
The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups
How To Use co-opt In A Sentence
- Persons thus co-opted by the Senate were liable to the burden of the praetorship , and likewise those whom the Emperor ennobled, unless special exemption were granted.
- Council has the power to co-opt, to a maximum of five additional members as required.
- Political scientists use the term corporatism to describe a practice whereby a state, through the process of licensing and regulating officially-incorporated social, religious, economic, or popular organizations, effectively co-opts their leadership or circumscribes their ability to challenge state authority by establishing the state as the source of their legitimacy, as well as sometimes running them, either directly or indirectly through corporations. Libertarian Blog Place
- Lillian and Anna had decided to try teaching Mom a nonphonetic, ideographic, alphabet, and in the morning they co-opted Sonny to help. Naudsonce
- For this reason, the authors warn that "innovative approaches for understanding the structure of Mexican Transnational Criminal Networks, their procedures, and more importantly, to what extent and perdurability they are reaching into the United States security agencies and institutions through corruption and co-optation, is essential in improving the U.S. capacity to face this serious challenge to its security agencies. José Fernando López: One-sided Death Toll
- Although he was reluctant to get involved, he was co-opted onto the committee in 1998.
- Wasn't this discussion supposed to be about how the right wing in this country is (mostly successfully) attempting to co-opt public T.V.?
- Then there are the sports psychologists co-opted to drive any imagined — though largely unimagined — demons from their brains. The Sun
- So he refused to turn up at meetings after the election, meaning the council did not have enough members to conduct its business, pay its staff, or even co-opt new members to form a quorum.
- This time, the concept was to co-opt the Mozambique railways and pipeline company - in return for financial compensation, they would agree not to tranship oil to Rhodesia.