cooperatition
n.— «Carole Bruce, the chairwoman of the Greensboro chamber, suggested coining a new word—”cooperatition”—to describe the current status of regionalism in the Triad. “We come together to celebrate our regionalism, but we can compete when that is necessary,” Bruce said.» —“A year of cooperation marked by chambers” by Richard Craver Winston-Salem Journal (N.C.) Dec. 1, 2004. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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