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cooperation

or co-op·er·a·tion

[ koh-op-uh-rey-shuhn ]

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noun

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.
Economics. the combination of persons for purposes of production, purchase, or distribution for their joint benefit:
producers' cooperation; consumers' cooperation.
Sociology. activity shared for mutual benefit.
Ecology. mutually beneficial interaction among organisms living in a limited area.

cooperation

/ kəʊˌɒpəˈreɪʃən /

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

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First recorded in 1620–30; from Middle French, from Late Latin cooperātiōn-, stem of cooperātiō; equivalent to cooperate + -ion

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To do so, the agency will need the cooperation of the state Water Resources Board and CalRecycle, which regulate nonhazardous waste landfills.

It followed a cooperation agreement signed by the UK and Albania under the previous government to try and reduce illegal migration.

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That charge was dismissed with prejudice “to facilitate his cooperation,” the Justice Department said.

Yet Orban left the door open for a "greater probability for cooperation" with other leaders over issues of common security and defence.

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"It is time to make things right. We would like future cooperation and communication to be constructive," Zelensky wrote.

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