also cooperative
(~s)
1.
A ~ is a business or organization run by the people who work for it, or owned by the people who use it. These people share its benefits and profits. (BUSINESS)
They decided a housing ~ was the way to regenerate Ormiston Crescent...
The restaurant is run as a ~.
= collective
N-COUNT
2.
A ~ activity is done by people working together.
He was transferred to FBI custody in a smooth ~ effort between Egyptian and US authorities...
ADJ: usu ADJ n
~ly
They agreed to work ~ly to ease tensions wherever possible.
ADV: ADV after v
3.
If you say that someone is ~, you mean that they do what you ask them to without complaining or arguing.
I made every effort to be ~.
= obliging
ADJ