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
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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But this year’s state budget negotiations are far most complex than usual, given the uncertain future of Medicaid, a federal health care entitlement program run in cooperation with states.
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
The city is already home to the International Center for Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression, which supports evidence-gathering and is overseen by the European Union’s judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
When the Shale Revolution transformed the energy landscape in the early 2010s, Qatar collaborated with the US to convert that terminal into an export facility as part of broader Qatari-American cooperation.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The Everett Fire and Police Departments, in cooperation with their Traffic Safety Unit, all responded to the incident, police added.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 9 May 2025
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Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 10 May 2025
The city is already home to the International Center for Prosecution of the Crime of Aggression, which supports evidence-gathering and is overseen by the European Union’s judicial cooperation agency, Eurojust.
—Molly Quell, Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2025
When the Shale Revolution transformed the energy landscape in the early 2010s, Qatar collaborated with the US to convert that terminal into an export facility as part of broader Qatari-American cooperation.
—Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 9 May 2025
The Everett Fire and Police Departments, in cooperation with their Traffic Safety Unit, all responded to the incident, police added.
—Jillian Frankel, People.com, 9 May 2025
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“Cooperation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cooperation. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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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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