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参加{さんか} and 加盟{かめい} are both translated as participation. Are these two words
completely interchangeable or is there some nuance in their usage?
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word-usage pragmatics
Is there any difference in usage between 参加 and 加盟?
「参加」 is an extremely broad term that can refer to participation in any kind of
gathering, event, trip, etc. from the very informal to the somewhat formal. It
has a nuance of "to join in".

「加盟」 is a more formal word than 「参加」. You **_do not_** 加盟する in a takoyaki
party at a friend's house or a picnic at the park. You can only 参加する in those.

「加盟」 generally refers to the "official" participation in a business- or
politics-related association where all kinds of obligations and benefits can
accrue. There is a more serious and long-term commitment implied by 「加盟」.

「参加」 can be used to describe a more non-serious, shorter-term (often one time
only) type of participation.

For these reasons, careful speakers would rarely use 「参加」 and 「加盟」
interchangeably.
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