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copartnership

British  
/ kəʊˈpɑːtnəʃɪp /

noun

  1. a partnership or association between two equals, esp in a business enterprise

  2. a form of industrial democracy in which the employees of an organization are partners in the company and share in part of its profits

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Last one to sign the articles of copartnership was Charles Denston Dickey two years ago.

From Time Magazine Archive

Gatti's first year was in a vague sort of copartnership with Andreas Dippel, who directed the German operas.

From Time Magazine Archive

I acquired a half-interest in a copartnership and became the largest stockholder in a corporation . . . both interested in state and interstate commerce.

From Time Magazine Archive

Days are spent in these rounds of pleasure before the young couple settle down to the stern facts of practical copartnership.

From Oriental Women by Pollard, Edward Bagby

We have already seen that the mind and the body are associated in a copartnership in which each is an indispensable and active member.

From The Mind and Its Education by Betts, George Herbert