noun
cooperation
koh-op-uh-RAY-shuhn
noun
1
The act of working together with others toward a common goal.
"The project succeeded thanks to close cooperation between the teams."
"Police thanked the public for their cooperation during the search."
How to Use Cooperation
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishWorking together with someone, usually for mutual benefit.
Common pairings
mutual cooperation
international cooperation
in cooperation with
Word Forms
cooperations plural
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Etymology
Borrowed from French coopération, from Late Latin cooperatio, built the same way as cooperate — from co- ("together") and operari ("to work").