Section 2(20) in The Manipur Co-operative Societies Act, 1976
(20)(a)"member" means a person joining in an application for the registration of a co-operative society which is subsequently registered, or a person duly admitted to membership of a society after registration, and includes a nominal or sympathiser member;(b)"associate member" means a member who holds jointly a share of a society with others, but whose name does not stand in the share certificate;(c)"nominal member" means a person admitted to membership as such after registration in accordance with the bye-laws;(d)"sympathiser member" means a person who sympathises with the aims and objects of the society and who is admitted by the society as such member;
