co-optation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)
Types & categories
- election hypernym
Related & opposite
- co-opt derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
Types & categories
- appointment hypernym
Related & opposite
- co-opt derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | co-opt |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | election |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | co-opt |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | appointment |