cooptazione

co-optation

noun koh-op-tah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Origin: From Latin cooptatio, adding a member by vote of existing members.

Also means

co-option

Usage Note

Cooptazione is a formal term describing the process by which a body (committee, board, parliament) elects new members from among candidates proposed by existing members, without a general election. It appears in legal, parliamentary, and organizational contexts. The verb is cooptare.

Examples

"La cooptazione del nuovo membro è avvenuta ieri."

Natural Translation

The co-optation of the new member happened yesterday.

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