co-optiveadj.

/kəʊˈɒptɪv/

Etymology: < co-opt v. + -ive suffix.

= co-optative adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [adjective] > electing or elected by existing members

co-optative1874

co-opting1875

co-opted1881

co-optated1882

co-optive1894

1894 Tablet in Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 2/2 Whenever a member [sc. of the School Board] retires or is removed, his place will be filled up upon the co-optive principle administered by the majority.

1922 G. M. Trevelyan Brit. Hist. 19th Cent. i. 13 The House of Commons had, in effect, become a co-optive body.

1944 W. Temple Church looks Forward xxii. 159 Boards of Directors, though nominally elected by the owners, are in practice very largely co-optive.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	co-optive
释义	co-optiveadj. /kəʊˈɒptɪv/ Etymology: < co-opt v. + -ive suffix. = co-optative adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > appointment to office > choosing or fact of being chosen for office > [adjective] > electing or elected by existing members co-optative1874 co-opting1875 co-opted1881 co-optated1882 co-optive1894 1894 Tablet in Westm. Gaz. 3 Dec. 2/2 Whenever a member [sc. of the School Board] retires or is removed, his place will be filled up upon the co-optive principle administered by the majority. 1922 G. M. Trevelyan Brit. Hist. 19th Cent. i. 13 The House of Commons had, in effect, become a co-optive body. 1944 W. Temple Church looks Forward xxii. 159 Boards of Directors, though nominally elected by the owners, are in practice very largely co-optive. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1894
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