coopted
Absorbed into service
Coopted means recruited or absorbed into a group, often with the implication of undermining original independence or principles.
A movement gets coopted when its energy is channeled toward purposes different from its founders' intentions: The grassroots campaign was coopted by corporate interests.
Someone coopted onto a committee has been brought in as a member, typically by existing members rather than election.
Seize without right
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
- commandeerSeize for official purposes
- hijackSeize a moving vehicle
- appropriateSuited to circumstance
capture · takeover · coup · supplant · expropriate · wrest · snatch · grab
Take in fully
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
- subsumeAbsorb into broader category
engulf · swallow · merge · blend · fold in · mainstream · dilute · neutralize
Loyalty to one faction
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
- filibusterDelaying tactic through speech
caucus · bipartisanship · polarization · incumbency · constituency · legislation · populism · manipulation
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Seize without right
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
- commandeerSeize for official purposes
- hijackSeize a moving vehicle
appropriate · capture · takeover · coup · supplant · expropriate · wrest · snatch · grab · annexation
absorb
Take in fully
- integrateCombine into unified whole
- incorporateAbsorb into something larger
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
subsume · engulf · swallow · merge · blend · fold in · mainstream · dilute · neutralize · defang
partisanship
Loyalty to one faction
- lobbyingAdvocating to decision-makers
- coalitionTemporary alliance for action
- gerrymanderingManipulating electoral boundaries strategically
filibuster · caucus · bipartisanship · polarization · incumbency · constituency · legislation · populism · manipulation · spin
oust
Remove from position
overthrow · dethrone · depose · topple · eject · dislodge · replace · supersede · marginalize · sideline
cooptedsurrendered
Ceased resistance formally
relinquished · ceded · gave up · let go · yielded
cooptedpreserved
Kept from deterioration
protected · safeguarded · maintained · honored · upheld