What does cooperation mean?

Definitions for cooperation
koʊˌɒp əˈreɪ ʃənco·op·er·a·tion

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. cooperationnoun

    joint operation or action

    "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"

  2. cooperationnoun

    the practice of cooperating

    "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"

Wiktionary

  1. cooperationnoun

    The act of cooperating or being cooperative.

  2. cooperationnoun

    Active help from a person, organization, et cetera.

  3. cooperationnoun

    An orderly sharing of space or resources.

  4. cooperationnoun

    Association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.

  5. Etymology: 1620–30, from cooperation, from cooperatio

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Cooperationnoun

    The act of contributing or concurring to the same end.

    Etymology: from cooperate.

    We might work any effect without and against matter; and this not holpen by the cooperation of angels or spirits, but only by the unity and harmony of nature. Francis Bacon, Natural History.

Wikipedia

  1. Cooperation

    Cooperation (written as co-operation in British English) is the process of groups of organisms working or acting together for common, mutual, or some underlying benefit, as opposed to working in competition for selfish benefit. Many animal and plant species cooperate both with other members of their own species and with members of other species (symbiosis or mutualism).

ChatGPT

  1. cooperation

    Cooperation refers to the process of working together with one or more participants to achieve a common goal or complete a task. It involves sharing resources, knowledge, and abilities, and usually takes place in a mutually beneficial or reciprocal manner where all parties involved gain something from the experience. Cooperation may occur between individuals, teams, tribes, businesses, countries or any combination of these.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Cooperationnoun

    the act of cooperating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor

  2. Cooperationnoun

    the association of a number of persons for their benefit

  3. Etymology: [L. cooperatio: cf. F. coopration.]

Wikidata

  1. Cooperation

    Cooperation is the process of working or acting together. In its simplest form it involves things working in harmony, while in its more complicated forms, it can involve something as complex as the inner workings of a human being or even the social patterns of a nation. It is the opposite of working separately in competition. Cooperation can also be accomplished by computers, which can handle shared resources simultaneously, while sharing processor time.

Editors Contribution

  1. cooperation

    The act and process of working together with a spirit of unity and harmony to achieve optimum health, human rights and shared prosperity for every human being, a team or partnership.

    Intergovernmental cooperation is vital throughout the world to create just and fair change.


    Submitted by MaryC on March 15, 2020  

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  1. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'cooperation' in Nouns Frequency: #2627

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of cooperation in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of cooperation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of cooperation in a Sentence

  1. Mandira Shrestha:

    There is also a serious need for regional cooperation in data sharing to increase lead time and accuracy of forecasts.

  2. Liu Pengyu:

    The remarks of the relevant Liu Pengyu congressmen are full of Cold War zero-sum thinking and ideological prejudice, the cooperation between China and the US in economic, financial and other fields is open and aboveboard. The US should take off The US colored glasses and stop disrupting local and non-governmental exchanges between the two countries.

  3. Clay Corn:

    They have n’t gotten the message to us yet, i think mutual cooperation between our agencies would certainly benefit both of us since we are the agency that would be holding these prisoners. Communication appears more organized in Texas and Arizona, where getting the word out to sheriffs appeared to have worked. According to a spokeswoman for the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office, jurisdictions received a letter from Texas Commission on Jail Standards on Nov. 25, 2014 stating The Priority Enforcement Program was replacing the Secure Communities Program. At the Pima County Adult Detention Complex in Tucson, Ariz., officials there say while communication with ICE has been fluid in recent years, the alleged murder in July of Kate Steinle on a San Francisco pier by a criminal illegal alien who had been deported five previous times has heightened their vigilance in making the system work.

  4. Mike Ryan:

    With regard to the government of France, we rely on the government of France for a lot of technical cooperation, but as of this moment WHO has not received any financial contributions from the government of France.

  5. Andrew Morgan:

    To experience that with our Russian crew mates was extra special, that exchange of those traditions and experiencing each others' holidays and sharing that with each other across an international crew, that will be the thing I take away from that experience. It embodies everything good about international cooperation and sharing traditions across different countries.

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2 Comments
  • Ollie Matson
    Ollie Matson
    This is one of the most important traits young people can access. Learning to deal with whatever comes down the pipe. It is about the we us and them and not the I. when the group does well we all succeed.
    LikeReply9 years ago
  • Sharlene Sieudath
    Sharlene Sieudath
    u is pretty.
    LikeReply 210 years ago

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