co-option

English Thesaurus

1. the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	appointment, assignment, designation, naming,
definition	:	the act of putting a person into a non-elective position (noun.act)

2. the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) (noun.act)

hypernym	:	election,
definition	:	the act of selecting someone or something; the exercise of deliberate choice (noun.act)

3. the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) (noun.act)

derivation	:	co-opt,
definition	:	appoint summarily or commandeer (verb.social)

4. the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) (noun.act)

derivation	:	co-opt,
definition	:	choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague (verb.social)

5. the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) (noun.act)

derivation	:	co-opt,
definition	:	appoint summarily or commandeer (verb.social)

6. the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) (noun.act)

derivation	:	co-opt,
definition	:	choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague (verb.social)