mutual cooperation
Two-way joint effort
Mutual cooperation is working together in a way that benefits all parties involved, with each contributing to the shared effort.
The phrase is technically redundant—cooperation already implies mutuality—but speakers use it for emphasis when stressing that the arrangement truly goes both ways: The treaty depends on mutual cooperation between nations.
Common in diplomatic and business contexts.
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- team spiritShared enthusiasm among members
- allianceFormal union of parties
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mutual cooperationunilateral action
exploitation · parasitism · taking advantage · patronage · freeloading
mutual cooperationwarfare
Armed conflict between groups
conflict · enmity · competition · rivalry · sabotage
mutual cooperationnon-cooperation
Deliberate withholding of assistance
estrangement · disengagement · unilateralism · stonewalling · boycott
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