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 As the first founding member of the Global Signal Exchange, Google hopes that the platform will become, in effect, a global clearinghouse for the kind of intelligence signals that are connected to bad actors and their attacks. Davey Winder, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024 Calliope Networks is a founding member of the Datasets Providers Alliance, a trade group that requires all creators and rights holders to opt into scraping. Kate Knibbs, WIRED, 30 Sep. 2024 The rock legend — whose life was chronicled in the 2023 documentary Carlos — is known for his skills on the guitar and as the founding member of Santana, but his kids have become musicians and artists in their own right. Makena Gera, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2024 However, von der Leyen said the commission team had to reflect Italy’s weight as a founding member and major economy. Raf Casert, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2024 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 Oct. 2024.

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