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Cooption vs Appropriation - What's the difference?

cooption | appropriation |

As nouns the difference between cooption and appropriation

is that cooption is a cooptation while appropriation is an act or instance of.

cooption

English

Alternative forms

* co-option

Noun

(en noun)
  • A cooptation.

    • appropriation

    English

    (wikipedia appropriation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An act or instance of .
  • That which is .
  • Public funds set aside for a specific purpose.
  • (arts) The use of borrowed elements in the creation of a new work.
  • (sociology) The assimilation of concepts into a governing framework.