Cooperation
[kəʊ,ɒpə'reɪʃ(ə)n] or [ko,ɑpə'reʃən]
Definition
(noun.) the practice of cooperating; 'economic cooperation'; 'they agreed on a policy of cooperation'.
(noun.) joint operation or action; 'their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission'.
Typist: Shelley--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The act of cooperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor.
(n.) The association of a number of persons for their benefit.
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Examples
- Wright thought he could gain the lines of the enemy, but it would require the cooperation of Hancock's and Smith's corps. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- They involve interdependencies and cooperation among the peoples inhabiting different countries. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- I also asked Halleck to secure the cooperation of the navy in changing our base of supplies from Fredericksburg to Port Royal, on the Rappahannock. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- She carried out every one of my injunctions to the letter, and certainly without her cooperation you would not have that paper in your coat-pocket. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr. Edison invited the cooperation of his leading stockholders. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
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