nonmembership

noun

non·​mem·​ber·​ship ˌnän-ˈmem-bər-ˌship How to pronounce nonmembership (audio)
: the state or status of a nonmember
nonmembership in a labor union

Examples of nonmembership in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Since then, every club mate has taken off at speeds that dwarfed the nonmembership’s pace. —Shawn Tully, Fortune, 20 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of nonmembership was in 1874

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“Nonmembership.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonmembership. Accessed 28 Sep. 2023.

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