cooperation
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əˈreɪ 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.
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World English Dictionary
cooperation or co-operation (kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
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| 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 |
| co-operation or co-operation | |
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| cooper'ationist or co-operation | |
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| co-oper'ationist or co-operation | |
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Word Origin & History
cooperation
late 14c., from L.L. cooperationem "a working together," from cooperari "to work together," from com- "with" + operari "to work" (see operation).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
And never mind that today's teens are actually crushed by enmity and want nothing more than cooperation and support.
In some cases, cooperation serves as a powerful tool for combating a common enemy or even disarming an attacker.
In fact, they emerged independently many times, presumably because cooperation among cells was such a good idea.
And it was busted through timely cooperation by a number of different intelligence agencies.
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