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Cooperative

adjective

1.

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"

2.

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

3.

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

noun

1.

A jointly owned commercial enterprise (usually organized by farmers or consumers) that produces and distributes goods and services and is run for the benefit of its owners. Synonym: co-op.

2.

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

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... with them excitedly beside the little building. Its lines were simple and unpretentious, and yet it had an exotic character all its own, differing strongly from the surrounding houses: it might have been transported from a foreign country and set down here. As the home of that odd, cooperative society of thrifty and gregarious Belgians it had stimulated her imagination, and once before she had gazed, as now, through the yellowed, lantern-like windows of the little store at the women and children ...

— The Crossing • Winston Churchill

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— Anna Karenina • Leo Tolstoy

... loved and served. He served, he loved, with mind and heart and hand. He was the moving spirit in all the great causes of his day, the vitalizing influence that poured faith and will-power into them. He founded the cooperative community of Clackville; he organized the society of the 'Doers' among our young men;—he was a patron of the arts; talent was fostered, cheered on its way by him;—I can speak personally of three young friends of mine—noble ...

— A Fountain Sealed • Anne Douglas Sedgwick

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