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cooperation

or co-op·er·a·tion

[ koh-op-uh-rey-shuhn ]

noun

  1. an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit; joint action.
  2. more or less active assistance from a person, organization, etc.:

    We sought the cooperation of various civic leaders.

  3. willingness to cooperate:

    to indicate cooperation.

  4. Economics. the combination of persons for purposes of production, purchase, or distribution for their joint benefit:

    producers' cooperation; consumers' cooperation.

  5. Sociology. activity shared for mutual benefit.
  6. Ecology. mutually beneficial interaction among organisms living in a limited area.


cooperation

/ kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən /

noun

  1. joint operation or action
  2. assistance or willingness to assist
  3. economics the combination of consumers, workers, farmers, etc, in activities usually embracing production, distribution, or trade
  4. ecology beneficial but inessential interaction between two species in a community
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • coˌoperˈationist, noun
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Other Words From

  • co·oper·ation·ist co-oper·ation·ist noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of cooperation1

First recorded in 1620–30; from Middle French, from Late Latin cooperātiōn-, stem of cooperātiō; equivalent to cooperate + -ion
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Example Sentences

Evolutionary models, for example, have shown that competition promotes the ability to think about other minds more strongly than cooperation.

In addition, they are gaining increasing levels of cooperation from exchanges, which face government pressure and want greater legitimacy.

Agreement by researchers to publish the virus genome in January set the stage for global scientific cooperation, many believed.

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Doing so requires the cooperation of many people — from scientists and conservation organizations to governments and local residents — as well as a bit of luck.

These approaches have won cooperation from the citizenry when it comes to wearing face masks and other behavioral changes.

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“This new generation of leaders can make cooperation sexy,” Olikara told me.

We ought to seek Chinese cooperation in a response to this North Korean act of aggression.

Much can be accomplished even without the cooperation of a conservative Congress.

The mantra in Washington is to “manage” differences with Beijing and find areas of cooperation.

Under unusually blue skies in Beijing, the American and Chinese presidents vow cooperation to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

The Commission appreciates the cooperation you and Western Union have shown.

He arrests, punishes and banishes, where there is trace of cooperation or connection with Deserter Fritz and his schemes.

So for the first time the race of man began to learn what international cooperation meant.

We have recently perfected an organization of these with a view to cooperation among States and with the Federal departments.

For moral and social as well as industrial protection it begs cooperation.

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