founding member

noun

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

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Gray, a founding member of the law firm that is now GrayRobinson, died Wednesday. Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026 Bartling has served on the board of the California Fairs Alliance and was a founding member of California Emergency Response Resiliency Venues and Fairgrounds, helping advance infrastructure funding and awareness of the role fairgrounds play during emergencies. Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2026 Dave Mason, a founding member of British rock band Traffic, has died at age 79. Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 Hype House founding member Alex Warren was also nominated in the same category. Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for founding member

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“Founding member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/founding%20member. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.

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