co-option

Definitions of co-option
  1. noun
    the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership)
    synonyms: co-optation
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    type of:
    election
    the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice
  2. noun
    the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
    synonyms: co-optation
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    type of:
    appointment, assignment, designation, naming
    the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
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