founding member

noun

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

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At his point, only founding member, keyboardist and singer Bill Payne, is in the band’s current lineup (along with two others, bassist Kenny Gradney and percussionist Sam Clayton, who joined a few years in). David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2025 The musicians, who began dating in 2019, welcomed their first son, RZA (named after the Wu Tang Clan founding member), in May 2022. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025 The Indiana native and author also shares a birthday with her son, Jackie Jackson, a founding member of the Jackson 5. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 5 May 2025 Michael Wheeler, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, is based at the Gene Lay Institute of Immunology and Inflammation and the Ann Romney Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Benjamin Adams, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 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 18 May. 2025.

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