founding member

noun

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

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Recent Examples on the Web

The indictment said Williamson paid $10,000 monthly to a company Campbell was a founding member of, after which Campbell would divert the money to a payroll provider, which would then deposit the funds into a credit union account controlled by McCluskie to pay McCluskie’s wife. —Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 14 Nov. 2025

Hiro Yamamoto, a founding member and original bassist for Soundgarden, used his speech to draw further attention to the immigrants being targeted by ICE agents. —Devon Ivie, Vulture, 9 Nov. 2025

The band's induction into the Rock Hall comes five months after the death of founding member Mick Ralphs at 81. —Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Nov. 2025

The lineup will include sole remaining founding member Neal Schon on guitar, keyboardist Jonathan Cain (a member since 1980), drummer Deen Castronovo (who joined in 1998), and Arnel Pineda, the frontman since 2007. —Piet Levy, jsonline.com, 6 Nov. 2025

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