生協|せいきょうseikyou[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounco-op; (consumers') cooperative
   母ははは生協せいきょうに入はいっていました。↗

   My mother attached herself to a cooperative society.

• SynonymコープNeutralA neutral loanword short form of 「生協」, common in speech and writing; also widely used in brand names, as in 「コープこうべ」.
• Synonym生活協同組合せいかつきょうどうくみあいFormalThe full, unabbreviated name of 「生協」, typical of formal contexts and documents; in everyday speech people simply say 「生協」.
• Synonym消費生活協同組合しょうひせいかつきょうどうくみあいFormalThe formal legal name for a consumers' cooperative, as used in the law governing such organizations; too stiff for daily use.
• Related消費組合WrittenA written, older name for a consumers' cooperative, found mainly in explanatory prose rather than as the name people use today.

Everyday use favors the short form 「生協」, as in 「大学生協」 or 「生協の宅配」. For formal contexts and documents use 「生活協同組合」, and 「消費生活協同組合」 for the legal name. 「コープ」 is a common loanword alternative, often a brand name; 「消費組合」 is a dated written term.

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1. 生活協同組合せいかつきょうどうくみあい（消費生活協同組合しょうひせいかつきょうどうくみあい）の略りゃく。コープ（co-op,cooperative)とも略りゃくす。