cooption
Taking over internally
Cooption is the process of absorbing or assimilating someone or something into a larger group, often neutralizing opposition by bringing it inside: The movement lost its edge after its leaders were coopted by the establishment.
A radical idea gets coopted when mainstream culture adopts it, stripping away its challenge.
The word carries connotations of subversion—what's coopted loses its independence or original purpose.
Unauthorized claiming or allocation
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- captureTake into custody
- absorptionProcess of taking in
commandeering · hijacking · subversion · infiltration · manipulation · neutralization · defusing · preemption
Unauthorized claiming or allocation
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- absorptionProcess of taking in
- homogenizationMaking things the same
mainstreaming · commercialization · commodification · dilution · sanitization · rebranding · repackaging · whitewashing
Seeking new personnel
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- selectionChosen item or items
- nominationFormal candidate selection
- inclusionBeing made part
absorption · onboarding · membership · affiliation · enrollment · admission · induction · conscription
Skillful directional control
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
- enticementSomething that attracts
inducement · compromise · engagement · influence · pressure · coercion · bribery · patronage
appropriation
Unauthorized claiming or allocation
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- takeoverAssuming command of something
- captureTake into custody
absorption · commandeering · hijacking · subversion · infiltration · manipulation · neutralization · defusing · preemption · usurpation
appropriation
Unauthorized claiming or allocation
- borrowingTemporary taking of another's
- assimilationAbsorbing into a whole
- absorptionProcess of taking in
homogenization · mainstreaming · commercialization · commodification · dilution · sanitization · rebranding · repackaging · whitewashing · gentrification
recruitment
Seeking new personnel
- appointmentScheduled time for something
- selectionChosen item or items
- nominationFormal candidate selection
inclusion · absorption · onboarding · membership · affiliation · enrollment · admission · induction · conscription · drafting
maneuvering
Skillful directional control
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
- persuasionConvincing through reasoning
- negotiationDiscussion seeking mutual accord
enticement · inducement · compromise · engagement · influence · pressure · coercion · bribery · patronage · incentivization
cooptionsuppression
Forcible prevention or concealment
repression · elimination · crushing · persecution · eradication
cooptionautonomy
Independent decision-making capacity
independence · resistance · self-determination · integrity · authenticity
cooptionrevolution
Violent governmental overthrow
overthrow · transformation · subversion · systemic change · upheaval
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