Cooperation - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Cooperation :  (noun)
1: joint operation or action; "their cooperation with us was essential for the success of our mission" [ant: competition]
2: the practice of cooperating; "economic cooperation"; "they agreed on a policy of cooperation"

Based on WordNet 2.0

Cooperation : \Co*["o]p`er*a"tion\, n. [L. co["o]peratio: cf. F. coop['e]ration.] 1. The act of co["o]perating, or of operating together to one end; joint operation; concurrent effort or labor.

Not holpen by the co["o]peration of angels. --Bacon.

2. (Polit. Econ.) The association of a number of persons for their benefit.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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