Verb:
choose or elect as a fellow member or colleague;The church members co-opted individuals from similar backgrounds to replenish the congregation
neutralize or win over through assimilation into an established group;We co-opted the independent minority tribes by pulling them into the Northern Alliance
appoint summarily or commandeer;The army tried to co-opt peasants into civil defence groups
take or assume for one's own use;He co-opted the criticism and embraced it
近义词 draft草稿choose选择invite邀请appoint任命nominate提名designate指定
Moreover, the official opposition is weak and divided, having long ago been co-opted by Mr Saleh to give Yemen a veneer of democracy.
然后，官方的反对是弱小且分裂的，很久之前的选举是萨利赫给予的民主假象。由于统治也门多年。 ecocn
The Republicans may have co-opted religion for reactionary political ends.
也许，共和党想通过宗教问题以达到其作为保守党的政治目的。 ecocn
The shareholder structures of their companies are becoming clearer and clearer and many of them are also co-opted into the political system.
他们公司的股权构成越来越明晰了而且他们很多人都开始参与政治体系。 yeeyan
There are hints of US attempts to co- opt tribal elements that would fight Al Qaeda, rather as the US co-opted such elements in Iraq.
我的建议是，美国与其打算吸收部落分子与基地组织作战，倒不如在伊拉克使用这一手段。 yeeyan