Membership
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Membership is a noun meaning The state of being a member of a group or organization.
Meaning
The state of being a member of a group or organization.
More Meanings
- The body of members of an organization.
- (mathematics) The fact of being a member of a set.
- (transitive, sociolinguistics) To classify (someone) as belonging to a certain group or community.
Example Sentences
He has memberships in clubs in three cities.
The terms of membership agreement were vague.
The memberships of the state chapters elect delegates to the national convention.
Hence there resulted a division of the membership of the brotherhood into two classes, the practical and theoretic, or, as they are more commonly called, the operative and speculative, or “domatic” and “geomatic."
Word Forms
- memberships
- membershipping
- membershipped
Synonyms for membership
Depending on context, synonyms include rank.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include rank, member, incorporation, workforce, annexation, enrollment.
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