cŏoptātĭo

ōnis, f.

co-opto

I. an election, choice: collegiorum, Cic. Lael. 25, 96: censoria, id. Leg. 3, 12, 27: in Patres, Liv. 4, 4, 7 Weissenb. ad loc.; Flor. 4, 4.
Lewis & Short
A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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