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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1874, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 8 Dec. 2024.

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