Definition of membership
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Examples of membership in a Sentence
What is the cost of a one-year membership?
Membership in the club doubled last year.
clubs that are hoping to increase their membership
The club has a large membership.
clubs that are hoping to increase their memberships
Recent Examples of membership from the Web
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Before the protest over the male-only membership at Augusta National, Johnson was behind significant changes at the Masters.
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The former Vigor High School and Alabama standout is a member of the NFL's most exclusive club, boasting an even smaller membership than the place-kicker or punter fraternity.
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The Artist-Blacksmith's Association of North America counts a membership of 4000 hobbyists and professionals.
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Meanwhile, India has fumed about China using its position at the United Nations to effectively stymie India's efforts to gain permanent membership in the Security Council or label the Pakistani militant Masood Azhar a terrorist.
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Human Rights Watch, for example, published a report in which 17 children suspected of ISIS membership allege they were tortured by Kurdish security forces.
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New members who sign up for the Prime service on an Echo device will get their first year of membership for $79, a $20 discount over the regular price.
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The party’s policy conference approved a proposal on Wednesday, yet to be ratified by the wider membership, that would then push to make the central bank fully state-owned.
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Recently the club opened two new membership categories — company and family — in order to draw more people in.
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First Known Use of membership
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MEMBERSHIP Defined for English Language Learners
membership
playDefinition of membership for English Language Learners
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: the state of belonging to or being a part of a group or an organization : the state of being a member
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: all the people or things that belong to or are part of an organization or a group
MEMBERSHIP Defined for Kids
membership
playDefinition of membership for Students
1 : the state or fact of belonging to a group
2 : the whole number of individuals that make up a group The membership voted to increase dues.
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