NOUN
- the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)
- the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
How To Use co-option In A Sentence
- The global co-option of police and coroners required unprecedented resources, but so far we have been able to cover our tracks.
- On one occasion it was declared impossible to proceed with co-option of a jurat replacement because the community had not been forewarned to attend that particular meeting.
- I'm not sure if it transcends its time, but its primal fear of co-option and absorption into "the Borg" of conventionality is nerve-wracking. Friday YouTube: The Ending of Invasion of the Body Snatchers
- Rather than seeking that co-option in September last, Phyllis was selected as a second candidate on the ticket in an effort to take a second seat.
- In light of what he calls the processed food industry's co-option of "sustainability" and its vast spending on marketing, Pollan advises to be wary of any food that's advertised. Signs of the Times
- Being a shrewd political operator, the deputy will be anxious not to be seen to be involved publicly in the co-option.
- The end result was the further coercion, co-option and decapitation of the movement.
- For example, it is becoming clear that co-option has played a critical role in evolution and the homeotic genes are not exempt in this regard.
- Rock music is one of the few means of expression that remains a strong voice, despite the effects of co-option and appropriation.
