Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - coopt

also co-opt ~ v formal 1 to add someone to an organization such as a committee, sometimes against their will, by the agreement of all the other members  (The Student's Union can have a maximum of 5 coopted members. | coopt sb onto/into sth)  (Mr King has been coopted onto the board.) 2 to include someone in something, especially against their will  (a vision of the world which co-opts and misrepresents us)