charter member
noun
: an original member of a group (such as a society or corporation)
charter membership
noun
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Kansas City came up because some of our charter members were from here or had deep ties here.
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Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
His immediate family — including his wife Etta, son Malcolm, daughter Marilyn and mother-in-law Gussie Katzenstein — lived in a red-brick Georgian house across the street from the back nine at Colonial Country Club, where Sol was a charter member.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2025
The Beach Boys’ best songs have stood the test of time, even if the band’s few remaining charter members have not.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Klein is a charter member of St. Joseph’s College Football Hall of Fame.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
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Kansas City Star, 30 Aug. 2025
His immediate family — including his wife Etta, son Malcolm, daughter Marilyn and mother-in-law Gussie Katzenstein — lived in a red-brick Georgian house across the street from the back nine at Colonial Country Club, where Sol was a charter member.
—Hollace Ava Weiner, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Aug. 2025
The Beach Boys’ best songs have stood the test of time, even if the band’s few remaining charter members have not.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2025
Klein is a charter member of St. Joseph’s College Football Hall of Fame.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
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“Charter member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20member. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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