membership

noun

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mem·ber·ship | \ ˈmem-bər-ˌship

plural memberships

Definition of membership

1 : the state or status of being a member

2 : the body of members an organization with a large membership

3 mathematics : the relation between an element of a set (see set entry 2 sense 21) or class and the set or class itself — compare inclusion sense 3a

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 on the Web Union membership as a percentage of the workforce, particularly in the private sector, has been in a secular decline for decades and stood at 6.3 percent last year, according to the BLS. — NBC News, 10 Sep. 2021 The Knights in June announced a charter membership in the six-team Midwest Sprint Football League, a club sport set to compete in the fall of 2022. — Shannon Russell, The Courier-Journal, 7 Sep. 2021 The country decriminalized homosexuality three years after that, in 2001, while reforming its laws to qualify for membership in the European Union. — Arkansas Online, 26 Aug. 2021 But membership in the United Mine Workers of America plummeted; continued strikes cost the UMWA millions and made little headway toward their goals of changing coal company policies. — Abby Lee Hood, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Aug. 2021 This fine technique, which originated in Medieval England as a way to embellish priestly vestments, was later applied to military and ceremonial uniforms as well as blazer crests signifying membership in schools, clubs or army regiments. — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 24 Aug. 2021 Acceptance by the Great Midwest is the first step in the process of applying for membership in NCAA Division II. — James Weber, The Enquirer, 19 Aug. 2021 Both sides in criminal trials are allowed a limited number of peremptory challenges to dismiss potential jurors, but they’re not allowed to make such challenges based solely on a person’s membership in a particular racial or ethnic group. — BostonGlobe.com, 16 Aug. 2021 Not that that mattered much in the early years, when Attucks was denied membership in the Indiana High School Athletic Association. — Kyle Neddenriep, The Indianapolis Star, 11 Aug. 2021

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