charter member
noun
: an original member of a group (such as a society or corporation)
charter membership
noun
Examples of charter member in a Sentence
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Her mother was a charter member of the club, according to the mother's 2006 obituary.
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Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
Monticello boasted celebrity charter members including Jerry Seinfeld and NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon, and its success spawned a host of competitors.
—Sam Smith, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2024
His supporters included charter member and jazz giant Nat King Cole.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Pollard was a charter member of the board of directors of the Vista Ranchos Historical Society.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
With 25 charter members, Heterodoxy included individuals of diverse backgrounds, including lesbian and bisexual women, labor radicals and socialites, and artists and nurses.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
John Kilgour, a banker whose father was a charter member of the society, donated 4 acres of land near Hyde Park for the observatory.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2024
Since 1901, as a charter member of the American League, Cleveland has employed 34 different managers.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Washington and Oregon were charter members of the Pacific Coast Conference in 1916, the organization that eventually became the Pac-8, then 10, then 12.
—Ralph D. Russo, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
Detroit Free Press, 23 Apr. 2024
Monticello boasted celebrity charter members including Jerry Seinfeld and NASCAR superstar Jeff Gordon, and its success spawned a host of competitors.
—Sam Smith, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2024
His supporters included charter member and jazz giant Nat King Cole.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Pollard was a charter member of the board of directors of the Vista Ranchos Historical Society.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2024
With 25 charter members, Heterodoxy included individuals of diverse backgrounds, including lesbian and bisexual women, labor radicals and socialites, and artists and nurses.
—Laura Kiniry, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Mar. 2024
John Kilgour, a banker whose father was a charter member of the society, donated 4 acres of land near Hyde Park for the observatory.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 24 Mar. 2024
Since 1901, as a charter member of the American League, Cleveland has employed 34 different managers.
—Jim Ingraham, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2024
Washington and Oregon were charter members of the Pacific Coast Conference in 1916, the organization that eventually became the Pac-8, then 10, then 12.
—Ralph D. Russo, Anchorage Daily News, 5 Aug. 2023
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“Charter member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20member. Accessed 28 Apr. 2024.
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