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co-opt Definition

co-opt (kō äpt′, kō′äpt′)

transitive verb

  1. to add (a person or persons) to a group by vote of those already members
  2. to appoint as an associate
  3. to persuade or lure (an opponent) to join one's own system, party, etc.
  4. to make use of for one's own purposes; take over or adopt

Etymology: L cooptare, to choose, elect < co- (var. of com-), with + optare, to choose: see option

co-opt Related Forms
co′·-opta′tion noun or co-op′tion co-op′tative (-tə tiv) adjective or co-op′tive
co-opt Usage Examples

Object

  • member(s: Where possible the co-opted member(s ) of the NEC shall be either a full or associate member(s ) of PROUD.
  • member: Ford Parish Council consists of seven elected or co-opted members who all reside within the Parish.
  • governor: Community governors - these replace the former co-opted governors.
  • trustee: The Nominated Trustees have power to co-opt two further trustees each of whom serve for five years.
  • councilor: The Parish Council will co-opt Councilors at their next Parish Meeting.
  • representative: The co-opted representatives shall have no voting rights on the JPC.

Subject

  • committee: He got co-opted by the food committee to liven up our appetites.

Preposition: as

  • member: John Ware and Leonard Marsland Gander were co-opted as members in 1965 and one year later John was elected Chairman of Council!

Preposition: onto

  • committee: You should be prepared to be co-opted onto the committee at an early date.
  • board: He has also been co-opted onto the board of his local credit union.
  • council: The organizer of the winter meeting will be co-opted onto council.

Modifying Another Word

  • formally: They will be formally co-opted at the next meeting on 3 rd April.
  • recently: Chris Furness Introducing your new parish councilors: My name is Brian Hardy recently co-opted on to the Parish Council.
  • so: Any member so co-opted shall not acquire the right to vote at Committee meetings.
  • back: Mr D Ensor agreed to be co-opted back on to the Parish Council at the May meeting.

Followed by an intransitive particle

  • up: They have the power to co-opt up to four further trustees who have full voting rights at board meetings.

Infinitive complement

  • fill: In addition two new members of the Board have been co-opted to fill vacancies.
  • serve: Each individual advisor will be co-opted to serve for a term not exceeding three years.
  • represent: This is due to the fact that R. Cantle has been co-opted to represent the climbers.

Preposition: by

  • committee: He got co-opted by the food committee to liven up our appetites.