Cooperative

Definition: Cooperative

Cooperative

Adjective

1. Involving the joint activity of two or more; "the attack was met by the combined strength of two divisions"; "concerted action"; "the conjunct influence of fire and strong dring"; "the conjunctive focus of political opposition"; "a cooperative effort"; "a united effort"; "joint military activities".

2. Done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit; "a cooperative effort".

3. Willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement.

Noun

1. A commercial enterprise run for the benefit of its owners.

2. An association formed and operated for the benefit of those using it.

Date "cooperative" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1906. (references)

Specialty Definition: Cooperative

Domain	Definition
Agriculture	An enterprise or organization owned by and operated for the benefit of those using its services. In agriculture, such an organization is owned and used by farmers mainly to handle the off-farm part of their businesses - buying farm supplies, marketing their products, furnishing electric and telephone service, and providing business services -at cost. Essential features are democratic control, limited return on capital, and operation at cost, with distribution of financial benefits to individuals in proportion to their use of the services made available by the cooperative (called patronage refunds). In 1997, there were 3,884 farmer cooperatives in the United States. As a variation from the traditional design, so-called "new generation cooperatives" are characterized by limited membership, require substantial investment, and include delivery contracts. Producers are increasingly using this model to create their own value-added business enterprises. The Rural Business-Cooperative Service (RBS) assists in forming new cooperative businesses and improving the operations of existing cooperatives through technical assistance, research, information products. Cooperatives are afforded certain antitrust exemptions by the Capper-Volstead Act. (references)
Computing	Systems having two terminals separated by a radio path are said to be cooperative if programmed interaction between the terminals is essential to the functioning of the system. The outstanding instance is SSR. Source: European Union. (references)
Economics	A business organization owned and run by a society of persons or of groups of persons whose aim is not to make a profit but to give benefit to the members ; a group of individuals which seeks to obtain, through the cooperative society which they form, certain economic advantages as regards cost, service and customers. Source: European Union. (references)
Energy	A joint venture organized by consumers to makeelectric utility service available in their area. (Electric utility). (references)
Finance	A system of indirect ownership of a single unit in a multi-unit structure. The individual owns shares in a non-profit corporation that holds title to the building. In turn, the corporation gives the owner a long-term proprietary lease on the unit. The corporation may finance the property with a blanket mortgage. Homeowners, in turn, may get a share loan to finance the purchase of the shares that entitle them to occupy a specific apartment. Also called a co-op. (references)
Law	An association of persons who have voluntarily joined together to achieve a common end through the formation of a democratically controlled organisation, making equitable contributions to the capital required and accepting a fair share of the risks and benefits of the undertaking in which the members actively participate. Source: European Union. (references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
Entry	Source	Expression	Field
CODE	English	Cooperative Olympus Data Experiment	Transportation
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Context	Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).
Cooperation	Adjective: cooperating; Verb: in cooperation; Noun: in league; (party); coadjuvant, coadjutant; dyed in the wool; cooperative; additive; participative; coactive, synergetic, synergistic.
Teaching	Phonics; rote, rote memorization, brute memory; cooperative learning; Montessori method, ungraded classes.
Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Domain	Usage
Screenplays	I'm surprised you're not more cooperative, Mr. Valiant (Who Framed Roger Rabbit; writing credit: Gary K. Wolf; Jeffrey Price)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Domain	Title
References	Cooperative Bankshares, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Pro-Fac Cooperative, Inc.: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) Zions Cooperative Mercantile Institution: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference) (more reference examples)

Books	Beyond Sibling Rivalry: How to Help Your Children Become Cooperative, Caring and Compassionate (reference) Big Bulletin Boards: A Cooperative Approach (reference) The Second Cooperative Sports & Games Book (reference) (more book examples)

Periodicals	Annals Of Public And Cooperative Economics (reference) Cooperative Education Newsleter (reference) Cooperative Grocer (reference) Cooperative Housing Journal (reference) Cooperative News (reference) (more periodical examples)

Theater & Movies	Reaching Standards Through Cooperative Learning: Providing for All Learners in General Education Classrooms: Mathematics (reference) (more DVD examples; more video examples)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Thumbnail	Description & Credit	Thumbnail	Description & Credit
	Shown are the supermarket shelf labels indicating foods that are high in fiber and/or low in fat. This is part of a cooperative study of NCI and Giant Foods to try to change shoppers' buying habits to buy foods higher in fiber and lower in fats to help prevent cancer. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist.		Russian Cooperative Influenza Team visits CDC. Credit: CDC.
	Russian Influenza Cooperative Team visits CDC. Credit: CDC.		C&GS Ship HYDROGRAPHER as seen from photogrammetric aircraft First photo mission for C&GS was an attempt to determined depths in clear water Project in Florida Keys - ship was used as fixed reference program Cooperative project with Aeroplane Service of the Navy. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.
	Section of mosaic of photos along Atlantic shore Cooperative project with Army Air Service C. G. Quillian was C&GS officer in charge of running project. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.		Members of the Randolph Air Force Base recycling center bale cardboard as part of the base's profitable recycling efforts. Air Education and Training Command is cashing in on trash, becoming the first federal agency to enter into a cooperative partnership.
	South Fork of the Holston Riveris one of the 10 Heritage rivers in the US. NRCS worked with local farmers and other agencies in providing buffers, fencing for livestock, roational grazing, tree planting and recreational opportunities under a cooperative. Credit: Jeff Vanuga.		An NRCS employee takes water samples from a stream in Glacial National Park, MT. NRCS and the National Park Service have a cooperative agreement to study soil and water erosion in the National Parks. [Slide 97CS3039]. Credit: Bob Nichols.
	Curtis Inabinett volunteer manager of the South Carolina Sea Island Farmers Cooperative and a member of the South Carolina State General Assembly. Currently there are 50 full and part-time farmers in the Sea Island Farmers Cooperative, originally the coop had over 100 members. Credit: USDA.		Delta area, FSA project. Working in the community garden which supplies fresh vegetables to 28 families at the Delta cooperative farms. Hillhouse, MS. June 1937. . Credit: USDA.
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Author	Date	Quotation
John F. Kennedy	1961	United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures. (reference)
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Subject	Topic	Quote
Health		Look in your local telephone directory for a laboratory or cooperative extension that offers water testing. (references)
		Studies of oral complications should be incorporated into ongoing and future cooperative clinical oncology group protocols. (references)
		Through such cooperative efforts, patients enrolled in ongoing investigations could serve to answer these important questions. (references)
Business		Furthermore, the climate is favorable to cooperative agreements and U.S. investments. (references)
		Exposure, hands-on demonstrations and cooperative work with the client are keys to success. (references)
		The Saudi Government only recognizes the National Company for Cooperative Insurance (NCCI). (references)
Children	Cameroon	In June the Cooperative of the Handicapped Persons of Cameroon occupied two abandoned government residences in Yaounde and Douala in order to have locations where the cooperative could lead its social activities in lieu of scarce resources. (references)
Civil Liberties	Vietnam	Some Cao Dai followers in the country and abroad continue to oppose the change and charge that only those clergy who were cooperative with the Government received promotions. (references)
Economic History	Moldova	About 75 percent is farmed by individuals and cooperative farms. (references)
Human Rights	Honduras	The land farmed by the cooperative is under dispute. (references)
	East Timor	UNTAET officials are cooperative and responsive to their views. (references)
	Samoa	Government officials are cooperative and responsive to their views. (references)
Minorities	Romania	The police, although not very cooperative initially, eventually contributed to resolving this conflict. (references)
	Romania	However, a partnership protocol, signed by the Minister of Health and the representative for Roma in the Parliament in April, lays out cooperative measures between the Health Ministry and the Romani Party in order to ensure that Roma have access to health care. (references)
Political Economy	Moldova	Moldova-U.S. relations are strong and cooperative. (references)
Trade	Japan	For additional details on these and other cooperative financing programs, U.S. companies should contact U.S. Eximbank. (references)
	Armenia	Cooperative efforts in export control have been initiated with the USG as well as other bilateral and international partners. (references)
	Switzerland	Although similar to cantonal banks by virtue of their local character, most regional and savings banks are corporations or cooperative societies. (references)
Travel	Eq. Guinea	EGA and the other private carrier operate in cooperative tandem, serving Malabo and Bata, with weekly flights to Douala and to Libreville. (references)
Women	Malaysia	In 1999 the Land and Cooperative Development Ministry announced that it was considering amending the Group Settlement Act to give wives of settlers a stake in the land awarded to their husbands, but no change has been implemented. (references)
Worker Rights	Moldova	The country participates in a Southeast European Cooperative Initiative. (references)
Lexicography	Devil's Dictionary	REGALIA, n. Distinguishing insignia, jewels and costume of such ancient and honorable orders as Knights of Adam; Visionaries of Detectable Bosh; the Ancient Order of Modern Troglodytes; the League of Holy Humbug; the Golden Phalanx of Phalangers; the Genteel Society of Expurgated Hoodlums; the Mystic Alliances of Georgeous Regalians; Knights and Ladies of the Yellow Dog; the Oriental Order of Sons of the West; the Blatherhood of Insufferable Stuff; Warriors of the Long Bow; Guardians of the Great Horn Spoon; the Band of Brutes; the Impenitent Order of Wife-Beaters; the Sublime Legion of Flamboyant Conspicuants; Worshipers at the Electroplated Shrine; Shining Inaccessibles; Fee-Faw-Fummers of the inimitable Grip; Jannissaries of the Broad-Blown Peacock; Plumed Increscencies of the Magic Temple; the Grand Cabal of Able-Bodied Sedentarians; Associated Deities of the Butter Trade; the Garden of Galoots; the Affectionate Fraternity of Men Similarly Warted; the Flashing Astonishers; Ladies of Horror; Cooperative Association for Breaking into the Spotlight; Dukes of Eden; Disciples Militant of the Hidden Faith; Knights-Champions of the Domestic Dog; the Holy Gregarians; the Resolute Optimists; the Ancient Sodality of Inhospitable Hogs; Associated Sovereigns of Mendacity; Dukes-Guardian of the Mystic Cess-Pool; the Society for Prevention of Prevalence; Kings of Drink; Polite Federation of Gents-Consequential; the Mysterious Order of the Undecipherable Scroll; Uniformed Rank of Lousy Cats; Monarchs of Worth and Hunger; Sons of the South Star; Prelates of the Tub-and-Sword.
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Speaker	Phrase(s)
Dan Rather	Well, we've made some major changes. Under Andrew Heyward, who is the president of CBS News and the people who run VNS, which is the cooperative, like an old milk cooperative, if you will, a voting cooperative for news organizations.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Speaker	Term	Phrase(s)
Harry S. Truman	1945-1953	This should be a cooperative enterprise in which all nations work together through the United Nations and its specialized agencies wherever practicable.
John F. Kennedy	1961-1963	United, there is little we cannot do in a host of cooperative ventures.
Gerald Ford	1974-1977	The long-term economic future for the producers of raw materials also depends on cooperative solutions.
Jimmy Carter	1977-1981	It's based upon my knowledge that there is a more powerful force than government compulsion--the force created by the cooperative efforts of millions of Americans working toward a common goal.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Parts of Speech	Percent	Usage per 100 Million Words	Rank in English
Adjective (general or positive)	96.33%	524	11,646
Noun (proper)	2.02%	11	106,044
Noun (singular)	1.65%	9	117,287
Total	100.00%	544	N/A

Country	Name	Country	Name
Canada	Agricore Cooperative Ltd	USA	Alliance Farms Cooperative Association
	(more examples...)

Expressions using "cooperative": computer Supported Cooperative Work ♦ Cooperative Automotive Research Program ♦ Cooperative Behavior ♦ cooperative electric utility ♦ cooperative group ♦ Cooperative healing ♦ cooperative Information System ♦ cooperative multitasking ♦ cooperative phenomena ♦ cooperative society ♦ cooperative store ♦ cooperative study ♦ fare cooperative ♦ friendly cooperative ♦ interfaces to information servers for cooperative work ♦ take cooperative action. Additional references.
Hypenated Usage
	Ending with "cooperative": non-cooperative.
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Language		Translations for "cooperative"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Arabic		‏متعاون (collaborative, collaborator, concurrent, cooperating, cooperator), ‏مخزن تعاوني, ‏تعاوني (mutual), ‏عميل سري (agent, operative, secret agent), ‏عامل (active, agent, employee, engine, fillip, hand, industrious, ingredient, laborer, labourer, process, use, working, workman), ‏جمعية تعاونية (cooperation), ‏شغال. (various references)

Chinese		合作 (collaborate, Collaboration, collaborative, Cooperation, Partnership). (various references)

Czech		ochotný spolupracovat, kooperativní (co operative), družstvo (co op, contingent, coop, partnership, squad, syndicate, team), družstevnický, družstevní (collective farm). (various references)

Danish		kooperativt selskab (cooperative society), kooperativ virksomhed (agricultural co-operative, co-operative, cooperative society, farm co-operative, farmers'co-operative), kooperativ, andelsforening (agricultural co-operative, cooperative society, farm co-operative, farmers'co-operative). (various references)

Dutch		coöperatieve vereniging (cooperative society, incorporated co-operative US, registered co-operative society), coöperatieve vennootschap (cooperative society), samenwerkende vennootschap (cooperative society), koöperatief, arbeidscooeperatie (co-operative). (various references)

Finnish		yhteistoiminnallinen, ossunskunta (cooperative society). (various references)

French		coopérative (co op, cooperation), coopératif (co op, collective, companionship, cooperating, cooperator). (various references)

German		zusammenwirkend (cooperating, cooperatively), zusammenarbeitende, kooperativ (co operative, cooperatively). (various references)

Greek		συνεταιρισμός (co-operative, cooperative society). (various references)

Hebrew		שתופי (collective), קואופרטיב (co op). (various references)

Italian		cooperativa (companionship), cooperativo. (various references)

Japanese Kanji		共同組合 (partnership). (various references)

Japanese Katakana		きょうどうくみあい (a co-operative, a partnership, partnership). (various references)

Korean		협� � (Collaboration, Cooperating, Cooperation). (various references)

Pig Latin		ooperativecay.(various references)

Portuguese		cooperativo (co-operative), cooperativa (collective, co-op), sociedad cooperativa (cooperative society). (various references)

Russian		совместный (co operative, collaborative, collective, co-operative, jnt joint, joint, joint-development, mutual, participatory), кооперативный (co operative), кооператив кооперативный, объединенный (co operative, conjunct, integrated, jnt joint). (various references)

Serbo-Croatian		zadruga (collective), kooperativan (co operative). (various references)

Spanish		cooperativo (co operative, enlisting), cooperativa comunidad (co-operative), cooperativa (co op, co operative, companionship), toma de decisiones cooperativa y distribuida (distributed decision making), sociedad cooperativa (cooperative society). (various references)

Swedish		samverkande (concurrent), kooperativ förening, kooperativ. (various references)

Derivations
	Words beginning with "cooperative": cooperatively, cooperativeness, cooperativenesses, cooperatives. (additional references)
	Words ending with "cooperative": noncooperative, uncooperative. (additional references)
Misspellings
	"Cooperative" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: cooperatif, cooprative, Coperative, Kooperativa. (additional references)
Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Expression	Frequency per Day	Expression	Frequency per Day
cooperative learning	397	cooperative discipline	26
cooperative	357	cooperative extension service	25
group health cooperative	196	bank cooperative greenfield	24
cooperative bank	107	cooperative learning lesson plan	23
cooperative cornell extension	105	cooperative credit member union	22
baptist cooperative fellowship	102	bank cooperative national	21
cooperative game	83	cooperative kagan learning	20
consumer cooperative credit union	61	cooperative learning strategy	20
united cooperative bank	56	cooperative personnel services	20
cooperative extension	54	electric cooperative	19
cooperative extension texas	46	cooperative apartment	18
cooperative education	34	cooperative electric pedernales	18
cooperative soviet	34	cooperative extension penn state	18
article cooperative learning	32	cooperative extension rutgers	18
housing cooperative	31	group health cooperative of puget sound	18
cooperative learning activity	29	cooperative electric texas	16
southern state cooperative	28	cooperative personnel public school	16
bank cape cod cooperative	27	cooperative group learning	15
cooperative extension virginia	27	cooperative farmer phone	14
cooperative russian	26	cooperative learning structure	14
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

# of Phoneme Matches	Pronunciation	Word(s) rhyming with "cooperative" (pronounced kōÄ"perā'tiv)
5	-er ā' t i v	collaborative, deliberative, iterative.
4	-ā' t i v	accommodative, accumulative, administrative, appreciative, authoritative, dissipative, elucidative, facultative, imitative, innovative, investigative, legislative, manipulative, meditative, prognosticative, qualitative, quantitative, regulative, rehabilitative, stimulative.
3	-t i v	abortive, accusative, acquisitive, active, adaptive, addictive, additive, adjective, adoptive, affective, affirmative, alliterative, alternative, anticompetitive, appointive, argumentative, assaultive, assertive, attentive, attractive, automotive, captive, causative, cognitive, collective, combative, commemorative, communicative, comparative, competitive, conductive, congestive, connective, consecutive, conservative, constructive, consultative, contemplative, contraceptive, corrective, corruptive, counterproductive, creative, cumulative, curative, deceptive, decorative, defective, definitive, degenerative, demonstrative, derivative, descriptive, destructive, detective, digestive, dilutive, diminutive, directive, disincentive, disparages, dispositive, disruptive, distinctive, distributive, duplicative, effective, elective, eruptive, evocative, executive, exhaustive, expletive, exploitative, exploitive, Federative, festive, figurative, fixative, formative, fugitive, furtive, generative, hyperactive, hypersensitive, illustrative, imaginative, imperative, inactive, inattentive, incentive, indicative, ineffective, infective, infinitive, informative, initiative, injunctive, inoperative, inquisitive, insensitive, instinctive, instructive, interactive, interpretive, introspective, intuitive, invective, inventive, irrespective, laxative, locomotive, lucrative, motive, narrative, native, negative, neoconservative, nonautomotive, noncompetitive, noncumulative, nonexecutive, nonnative, nonproductive, normative, nutritive, objective, obstructive, octave, operative, overactive, palliative, participative, pejorative, perceptive, perspective, photoconductive, plaintive, positive, predictive, preemptive, prerogative, preservative, presumptive, preventative, preventive, primitive, proactive, probative, productive, prohibitive, projective, prospective, protective, provocative, punitive, putative, radioactive, reactive, receptive, reconstructive, recuperative, redemptive, redistributive, reflective, refractive, relative, remunerative, rep, repetitive, representative, reproductive, respective, restive, restorative, restrictive, retroactive, retrospective, secretive, sedative, seductive, selective, sensitive, speculative, subjective, substantive, suggestive, superconductive, superlative, supportive, talkative, tentative, ultraconservative, unattractive, uncompetitive, uncooperative, unimaginative, uninformative, unproductive, unreceptive, unrepresentative, vegetative, vindictive, vituperative.
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams
	Words within the letters "a-c-e-e-i-o-o-p-r-t-v"
	-2 letters: cooperate, evaporite, operative, proactive.
	-3 letters: creative, evocator, operatic, orective, overcoat, reactive.
	-4 letters: apricot, aprotic, captive, coterie, coveter, ectopia, erotica, evictor, ocreate, operate, overact, overapt, overate, overeat, overtip, overtop, paretic, parotic, peatier, picotee, picrate, portico, private, receipt, revoice.
	-5 letters: active, aortic, apiece, atopic, avocet, capote, captor, carpet, cartop, cavort, cerate, cerite, coatee, coater, cooper, cooter.
	Words containing the letters "a-c-e-e-i-o-o-p-r-t-v"
	+1 letter: cooperatives.
	+2 letters: cooperatively, uncooperative.
	+3 letters: noncooperative, overcomplicate.
	+4 letters: cooperativeness, overcomplicated, overcomplicates, overexpectation, overspeculation, provocativeness, radioprotective.
	+5 letters: cryopreservation, overcompensating, overcompensation, overexpectations, overspeculations.
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Cooperative

Definition: Cooperative

Cooperative

Adjective

Noun

Specialty Definition: Cooperative

Specialty Definition: Cooperative

Abbreviations & Acronyms: Cooperative

Synonyms: Cooperative

Synonyms within Context: Cooperative

Cooperation

Teaching

Crosswords: Cooperative

Modern Usage: Cooperative

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References

Books

Periodicals

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Image Slideshow: Cooperative

Photos:Cooperative

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Photo Album: Cooperative

Historic Usage: Cooperative

John F. Kennedy

Non-Fiction Usage: Cooperative

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

Spoken Usage: Cooperative

Dan Rather

Speeches: Cooperative

Harry S. Truman

John F. Kennedy

Gerald Ford

Jimmy Carter

Usage Frequency: Cooperative

Usage in Company Names: Cooperative

Agricore Cooperative Ltd

Alliance Farms Cooperative Association

Expression: Cooperative

Frequency of Internet Keywords: Cooperative

Modern Translation: Cooperative

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Derivations & Misspellings: Cooperative

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Anagrams: Cooperative

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