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co-optation vs assignment

assignment vs co-optation

co-optation and assignment both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
co-optation Yes No No No
assignment Yes No No No
As nouns, assignment is a hypernym of co-optation; that is, assignment is a word with a broader meaning than co-optation:
  • co-optation: the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent)
  • assignment: the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
Other hypernyms of co-optation include appointment, designation, naming.
co-optation (noun) assignment (noun)
the selection of a new member (usually by a vote of the existing membership) a duty that you are assigned to perform (especially in the armed forces)
the act of appointing summarily (with or without the appointee's consent) the act of putting a person into a non-elective position
the act of distributing something to designated places or persons
an undertaking that you have been assigned to do (as by an instructor)
the instrument by which a claim or right or interest or property is transferred from one person to another
(law) a transfer of property by deed of conveyance
Difference between co-optation and assignment

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