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Coercion vs Cooperation - What's the difference?

coercion | cooperation |

As nouns the difference between coercion and cooperation

is that coercion is (not countable) actual]] or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of [[coerce|coercing while cooperation is cooperation.

coercion

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (not countable) Actual]] or threatened force for the purpose of compelling action by another person; the act of [[coerce, coercing.
  • (legal, not countable) Use of physical or moral force to compel a person to do something, or to abstain from doing something, thereby depriving that person of the exercise of free will.
  • (countable) A specific instance of coercing.
  • (computing, countable) Conversion of a value of one data type to a value of another data type.
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    cooperation

    English

    Alternative forms

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    Noun

  • (usually, uncountable) The act of cooperating.
  • Active help from a person, organization, etc.
  • An orderly sharing of space or resources.
  • Association for mutual benefit, such as for purposes of production or purchase.
  • Antonyms

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    References

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