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Co-option - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
•A co-option or more often co-optation is an election where members of a committee (or similar group) vote in order to fill a vacancy on that committee or group. Where a small committee is origina...
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Definition of co-opt from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... Learn more about "Co-opt" and related topics at Britannica.com...
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OPTCO is an importer of certified organic coffee from South America and Mexico.
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To neutralize or win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into an established group or culture: co-opt rebels by giving them positions of authority.
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Rather, the wise nation learns to co-opt other cultures and blend them with its own. Religious and cultural adaptation took advantage of syncretism as a means of unifying the empire under a cultural banner without entirely destroying local cultural institutions.
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