Definition

1. Noun:
   • Cooperative member: A person who is a formal member of a cooperative, sharing in its ownership, work, and benefits.
   • Commune member: In historical contexts, particularly referring to a member of an agricultural production cooperative in Vietnam.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông tôi từng là một xã viên hợp tác xã nông nghiệp. (My grandfather was a member of an agricultural cooperative.)
  • Các xã viên cùng họp bàn về kế hoạch sản xuất. (The cooperative members met together to discuss the production plan.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is strongly associated with the collectivization period in Vietnam's history, particularly from the late 1950s to the 1980s. It implies a specific socio-economic role within a planned economy structure.

Variants and Related Words

• Hợp tác xã (n): cooperative. The organization to which a belongs.
  • Hợp tác xã này có hơn trăm xã viên. (This cooperative has over a hundred members.)

Synonyms

• Cooperative member: The direct equivalent in English.
• Co-operator: A less common synonym emphasizing the collaborative aspect.

Related Idioms

• While there are no direct idioms with , the concept is central to phrases describing the collective era, such as (subsidy period) or (to work collectively).