founding member

noun

: an original member of a group (such as a club or corporation)

Examples of founding member in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In addition to his work on camera, Rubin — who was a founding member of the Broadcast Film Critics Association — published his books, and contributed to both print and online publications around the globe. Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024 The 65-year-old Flav, a founding member and hype man with Public Enemy, has jumped headfirst into his new duties, highlighting some of the team’s best players on social media. Jay Cohen, Fortune, 10 May 2024 Kate Pierson, a founding member and singer of the B-52s, has listed her Mojave Desert retreat dubbed Kate’s Lazy Desert for $452,000. Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024 In a note, the National Association of Haitian Media, of which the newspaper is a founding member, said it was shocked by what has happened. Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 29 Apr. 2024 At Suki and Ron's wedding, supporters and friends were remembering Alisa Gaylon, a founding member and former board treasurer of Shiba Prom, who died from cancer in January. Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 7 Apr. 2024 Willoughby was a founding member and the driving force behind No Fixed Address, Australia’s first and arguably most influential First Nations reggae-rock band, and the first Aboriginal band to sign a major label deal. Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2024 Phelps, whose mother was a founding member of the church, was practically raised there and has been behind the pulpit for the past twenty-nine years. Geraldo Cadava, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2024 Odeh was a founding member of the Chicago chapter of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network before U.S. officials deported her in 2017 for failing to disclose a terrorism conviction in Israel. Simone Weichselbaum, NBC News, 20 Mar. 2024

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“Founding member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/founding%20member. Accessed 16 May. 2024.

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