coopt
to take-over or win over a person or group for one's own purposes
TRANSLATION
einbinden, hinzuwählen
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
After George W. Bush's dubious victory in the 2000 presidential election, many angry liberals accused the Republican party of COOPTING the political process and silencing the media.
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coopt, co-opt
1.To elect as a fellow member of a group.
2.To appoint summarily.
3.To take or assume for one's own use; appropriate: co-opted the criticism by embracing it.
4.To neutralize or win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into an established group or culture: co-opt rebels by giving them positions of authority.
Latin cooptare : co-, co- + optare, to choose
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
1.To elect as a fellow member of a group.
2.To appoint summarily.
3.To take or assume for one's own use; appropriate: co-opted the criticism by embracing it.
4.To neutralize or win over (an independent minority, for example) through assimilation into an established group or culture: co-opt rebels by giving them positions of authority.
Latin cooptare : co-, co- + optare, to choose
Source: The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
