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cooperation, co-operation [kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən] n
1. joint operation or action 2. assistance or willingness to assist 3. (Economics) Economics the combination of consumers, workers, farmers, etc., in activities usually embracing production, distribution, or trade 4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Environmental Science) Ecology beneficial but inessential interaction between two species in a community cooperationist , co-operationist n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
cooperation noun 1. teamwork, concert, unity, collaboration, give-and-take, combined effort, esprit de corps, concurrence A deal with Japan could open the door to economic cooperation with East Asia. teamwork opposition, rivalry, discord, dissension 2. help, assistance, participation, responsiveness, helpfulness The police asked for the public's cooperation in their hunt for the killer. help opposition, hindrance Proverbs "Two heads are better than one" Translations cooperation n → Kooperation f, → Zusammenarbeit f; (= help) → Mitarbeit f, → Kooperation f; we produced this model in cooperation with … → wir haben dieses Modell in Gemeinschaftsarbeit or Kooperation or gemeinsam mit … produziert; to increase cooperation between EC countries → um die Kooperation or Zusammenarbeit zwischen EG-Ländern zu fördern; with the cooperation of all members then … → wenn alle Mitglieder mitmachen, dann … cooperation [kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → cooperazione f, collaborazione f cooperation [kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃ/ən] n → cooperazione f, collaborazione f How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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We felt the prod of gregarious instinct, the drawing together as though for united action, the impulse toward cooperation. In this perilous enterprise they are occasionally joined by the Flatheads, the persecutions of the Blackfeet having produced a close alliance and cooperation between these luckless and maltreated tribes. In spite of their cunning philosophy and of their antlike proclivities for cooperation, Nature rejected them for the exceptional man. |
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