ALL meanings of cooptation
co·opt
C c - noun cooptation A co-opting: a commandeering, appropriation, or taking over. 1
- verb with object cooptation to elect into a body by the votes of the existing members. 1
- verb with object cooptation to assimilate, take, or win over into a larger or established group: The fledgling Labor party was coopted by the Socialist party. 1
- verb with object cooptation to appropriate as one's own; preempt: The dissidents have coopted the title of her novel for their slogan. 1
- noun cooptation A co-opting: an absorption or assimilation. 0