cooperation
noun
co·op·er·a·tion
(ˌ)kō-ˌä-pə-ˈrā-shən 
1
: the actions of someone who is being helpful by doing what is wanted or asked for : common effort
We are asking for your full cooperation.
2
: association of persons for common benefit
established trade and economic cooperations
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Examples of cooperation in a Sentence
The report cited a lack of cooperation between state and local officials.
Thank you for your cooperation.
We are asking for your full cooperation.
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Soon after, the de facto Saudi ruler, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, known as MBS, met with China’s Foreign Minister and proposed greater cooperation on nuclear energy and security with Beijing, already the kingdom’s largest economic partner.
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Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
Some in Washington have privately questioned whether Mexico’s cooperation on migration could lag after the country’s elections, but Mr. de la Fuente batted away those concerns.
—Natalie Kitroeff, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Following Obama, then-President Donald Trump largely shut down Obama’s cooperation with Cuba.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 29 May 2024
Recent efforts to collect very large datasets have required tremendous amounts of time, money, and cooperation, yet have yielded a very small fraction of the amount of vision and text data on the Internet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
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Massimo Calabresi / Washington, TIME, 4 June 2024
Some in Washington have privately questioned whether Mexico’s cooperation on migration could lag after the country’s elections, but Mr. de la Fuente batted away those concerns.
—Natalie Kitroeff, New York Times, 30 May 2024
Following Obama, then-President Donald Trump largely shut down Obama’s cooperation with Cuba.
—Fatima Hussein, Fortune, 29 May 2024
Recent efforts to collect very large datasets have required tremendous amounts of time, money, and cooperation, yet have yielded a very small fraction of the amount of vision and text data on the Internet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 28 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for cooperation
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cooperation
noun
co·op·er·a·tion
kō-ˌäp-ə-ˈrā-shən
: the act or process of cooperating
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