Betekenis van co-opt In het Nederlands

• 0 (of an elected group) to make someone a member through the choice of the present members:

  • She was co-opted on to the committee last June.

  • Whether they liked it or not, local people were co-opted into the victory parade.

  • Rock and roll music was largely co-opted from the blues.

• 1 to persuade someone who criticizes or disagrees with you to join your group so that the person can no longer oppose you:

  • The president co-opted journalists by inviting them to private dinners in the White House.

  • Republicans said the Democrats had co-opted their plan for tax reform.