founding member

noun

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

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His brother, Mike Love, was a founding member of the Beach Boys, and Stan Love eventually became an essential adjunct to the band, serving as a human shield for his cousin, Brian Wilson, throughout the turbulent late 1970s and early ‘80s. Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025 Thomas was also a founding member of the punk band Rocket from the Tombs, which disassembled after one year in 1975. Raven Brunner, People.com, 24 Apr. 2025 Seiders is not a founding member of the band but has been playing with them since 2014. Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Apr. 2025 The festival kicks off April 17 at Berkeley’s Hillside Club with a free concert featuring public school students from Oakland, Berkeley and Piedmont who study choro with reed player Zack Pitt-Smith (a founding member of another excellent East Bay Brazilian music combo, Grupo Falso Baiano). Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 17 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 10 May. 2025.

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