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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•op•er•a•tion (kō op′ə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit;
joint action. - more or less active assistance from a person, organization, etc.:We sought the cooperation of various civic leaders.
- willingness to cooperate:to indicate cooperation.
- Business[Econ.]the combination of persons for purposes of production, purchase, or distribution for their joint benefit:producers' cooperation; consumers' cooperation.
- Sociologyactivity shared for mutual benefit.
- Ecologymutually beneficial interaction among organisms living in a limited area.
Also, co-op′er•a′tion. - Late Latin cooperātiōn- (stem of cooperātiō). See cooperate, -ion
- Middle French)
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co•op′er•a′tion•ist, co-op′er•a′tion•ist, n. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: cooperation, co-operation /kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/ n - joint operation or action
- assistance or willingness to assist
- the combination of consumers, workers, farmers, etc, in activities usually embracing production, distribution, or trade
- beneficial but inessential interaction between two species in a community
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