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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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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

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

The experience of the United States in the construction of the Pacific railroads is an example of the inevitable result of copartnership.

From Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. by Sherman, John

The copartnership implied was with M. de Farcy.

From Toronto of Old by Scadding, Henry