coactively

co·ac·tion

(kō-ăk′shən)

1. An impelling or restraining force; a compulsion.

2. Joint action.

3. Ecology Any of the reciprocal actions or effects, such as symbiosis, that can occur in a community.

[Middle English coaccioun, from Latin coāctiō, coāctiōn-, a collecting, from coāctus, past participle of cōgere, to collect, condense; see coagulum. Senses 2 and 3 : co- + action.]

co·ac′tive adj.

co·ac′tive·ly adv.

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References in periodicals archive ?

Follet (1924) argues that coactive power is achievable through democratic governance and joint search processes allowing for the experience of positive power, and allowing people to accept the legitimacy of power where it is coactively constituted.

SHORTCOMINGS OF NEW PUBLIC MANAGEMENT IDEOLOGY FROM THE POWER PERSPECTIVE: EXPLORATION OF POWER RELATIONS IN A FINNISH MUNICIPAL ORGANIZATION

Character does not exist as an entity because it functions coactively within the social context.

CHARACTER: A Multifaceted Developmental System

The unexpected findings of these preliminary studies on adult runners, compared with the enhanced maximal athletic performance in previous social facilitation literature (16,42,59,61), highlight the need for further experimental research on the behavioral and psychological effects of performing submaximal training coactively with others.

Cohesion is associated with perceived exertion and enjoyment during group running

This can be achieved, for example, by affirming the other person's touching of the ball and coactively rolling it on the floor for a short time.

Introducing an intervention model for fostering affective involvement with persons who are congenitally deafblind

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