cooperative; co-op; association
A business or organization owned and run jointly by its members, sharing profits or benefits. Common types include agricultural cooperatives (農協) and consumer cooperatives (生協).
There are several agricultural cooperatives in this area.
A consumer co-op is a cooperative for consumers.
He joined the local cooperative and sells produce jointly with other members.
The fishermen established a new cooperative.
She became a member of the consumer cooperative.
共同 (きょうどう) means 'joint' or 'shared' and is a common adjective/noun for collaboration, while 協同組合 uses the different kanji 協同 to name a specific cooperative organization.
協同組合 is a cooperative formed by producers or consumers for mutual economic benefit, unlike 労働組合, which represents employees against employers.
共同体 is a general term for any bonded community or collective, while 協同組合 refers specifically to a registered cooperative business organization.
consumers' cooperative; co-op
business cooperative; business cooperative association
cooperative credit association
fishery cooperative association; fishermen's cooperative
agricultural cooperative
consumers' cooperative society; consumers' cooperative association