Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
coptar a policías estatales y municipales
English translation:
co-opt/enlist state and municipal police
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Patricia Castrillon
Nov 3, 2020 03:10
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Spanish term
coptar a policías estatales y municipales
Spanish to English
Other
Government / Politics
Infobae - news article
se han encargado de coptar a policías estatales y
municipales para garantizar la protección.
municipales para garantizar la protección.
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3 +4 | co-opt/enlist state and municipal police | Muriel Vasconcellos |
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co-opt/enlist state and municipal police
I think "coptar" must be a borrowing of English 'co-opt'.
co-opt
/kōˈäpt/
verb
verb: coopt
appoint to membership of a committee or other body by invitation of the existing members.
"the committee may co-opt additional members for special purposes"
divert to or use in a role different from the usual or original one.
"social scientists were co-opted to work with the development agencies"
adopt (an idea or policy) for one's own use.
"the green parties have had most of their ideas co-opted by bigger parties"
Definitions from Oxford Languages
co-opt
/kōˈäpt/
verb
verb: coopt
appoint to membership of a committee or other body by invitation of the existing members.
"the committee may co-opt additional members for special purposes"
divert to or use in a role different from the usual or original one.
"social scientists were co-opted to work with the development agencies"
adopt (an idea or policy) for one's own use.
"the green parties have had most of their ideas co-opted by bigger parties"
Definitions from Oxford Languages
Note from asker:
It is not a misspelling. This is the way it is written in several newspaper articles in Mexico. |
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