founding member

noun

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

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Macy is a founding member of the Atlantic Theater Company. Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2025 As part of any agreement, Putin has reportedly called for Ukraine to give up its quest to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), a European and North American alliance of which the United States is a founding member. Solcyré Burga, Time, 10 Aug. 2025 But more shocking is the news that the company’s founding member and primary Game Master, Matthew Mercer, won’t be leading charge — instead replaced by another beloved player, Dimension 20’s Brennan Lee Mulligan. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 2 Aug. 2025 Once again, cutting the membership was a conundrum, and Northwestern ended up getting the hook despite being a founding member in 1896. Jim Root, New York Times, 1 Aug. 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 25 Aug. 2025.

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