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Cooperative

adjective

Involving the joint activity of two or more. Synonyms: concerted, conjunct, conjunctive. "The conjunct influence of fire and strong wind" , "The conjunctive focus of political opposition" , "A cooperative effort" , "A united effort" , "Joint military activities"

Done with or working with others for a common purpose or benefit.

Willing to adjust to differences in order to obtain agreement. Synonym: accommodative.

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"Cooperative" Quotes from Famous Books

... Everything we eat, drink, and wear is a more or less adulterated commodity; and that very adulteration is sold to us by the tradesmen at such outrageous prices, that we are obliged to protect ourselves on the Socialist principle, by setting up cooperative shops of our own. Wait! and hear me out, before you applaud. Don't mistake the plain purpose of what I am saying to you; and don't suppose that I am blind to the brighter side of the dark picture that I have drawn. ...

— The Fallen Leaves • Wilkie Collins

... galleys, the depredators burned habitations, slew the men, and carried off such women as they thought would fetch a price. They even assaulted castles. At last we were driven to the employment of a defensive guard cooperative on land and water. I was a captain. Our fights with the rovers were frequent and fierce. Neither side ...

— The Prince of India - Or - Why Constantinople Fell - Volume 2 • Lew. Wallace

Words linked to "Cooperative" : helpful, synergetic, joint, association, cooperate, synergistic, uncooperative, collaborative, noncompetitive, commercial enterprise