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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃ^rən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kō op′ə rā′shən)

co•op•er•a•tion (kō op′ə rā′shən),USA pronunciation n.

an act or instance of working or acting together for a common purpose or benefit;
joint action.
more or less active assistance from a person, organization, etc.:We sought the cooperation of various civic leaders.
willingness to cooperate:to indicate cooperation.
Business[Econ.]the combination of persons for purposes of production, purchase, or distribution for their joint benefit:producers' cooperation; consumers' cooperation.
Sociologyactivity shared for mutual benefit.
Ecologymutually beneficial interaction among organisms living in a limited area.

Also, co-op′er•a′tion.

Late Latin cooperātiōn- (stem of cooperātiō). See cooperate, -ion
Middle French)
(1620–30

co•op′er•a′tion•ist, co-op′er•a′tion•ist, n.

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cooperation, co-operation /kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən/ n

joint operation or action
assistance or willingness to assist
the combination of consumers, workers, farmers, etc, in activities usually embracing production, distribution, or trade
beneficial but inessential interaction between two species in a community

coˌoperˈationist, co-ˌoperˈationist n

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