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Noun: cooperation  kow,ó-pu'rey-shun
  1. Joint operation or action
    "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission"
     
  2. The practice of cooperating
    "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"
     
  3. Active help from a person, organization, etc.
    "The project's success relied on cooperation between multiple departments"

Derived forms: cooperations

Type of: group action, pattern, practice

Antonym: competition

Encyclopedia: Cooperation