Synonyms of membership

membership

noun

1

as in community

the people who belong to a group or organization

Club leaders are elected by the membership.

Related Words

• community
• organization
• team
• group
• party
• commune
• association
• partnership
• club
• collective
• board
• alliance
• cooperative
• clique
• fold
• coalition
• bloc
• faithful
• squad
• clan
• camp
• cadre
• council
• chapter
• league
• crew
• body
• college
• coterie
• guild
• circle
• junta
• set
• branch
• sorority
• band
• institution
• local
• society
• confederacy
• outfit
• fraternity
• sisterhood
• institute
• consortium
• gang
• klatch
• conspiracy
• junto
• syndicate
• lot
• cartel
• chamber
• cabal
• brotherhood
• ring
• congress
• camarilla
• fellowship
• combine
• sodality
• camorra
• order

2

as in roster

the number of people in a group or organization

The club's membership has been around 400 for the past several years.

Related Words

• roster
• count
• enrollment
• class
• registry

3

as in association

the state of being a member of a group or organization

We allowed our membership in the discount club to lapse.

Related Words

• association
• affiliation
• partnership
• relationship
• connection
• dealings
• cooperation
• interaction
• integration
• union
• alliance
• relation
• liaison
• business
• collaboration
• incorporation
• confederation
• exchange
• reciprocity
• merger
• hookup
• interconnection
• intimacy
• unification
• symbiosis
• interrelation
• affinity
• linkup
• unity
• tie-up
• fellowship
• sympathy
• solidarity
• kinship
• rapport
• attachment
• mutualism
• company
• oneness
• companionship
• league
• closeness
• togetherness
• bed
• colleagueship
• cahoots

Dissimilar Words

• dissociation
• dissolution
• disaffiliation
• division
• breakup
• separation
• split
• severance
• divorce
• parting
• alienation
• disunion
• estrangement

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of membership

Fort Worth Football Officials President Brian Simpson warned that more Friday night games could shift to Thursdays if the chapter’s membership — currently around 500 officials — doesn’t grow. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026

As part of a redrawing under Proposition 50, the 2025 measure California voters passed to boost Democratic membership in the House, the lines were extended south, to take in the Trump-friendly territory of Huntington Beach and Newport Beach. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026

The 50-home development also includes waterfront pools, private dining, a signature restaurant, wellness facilities, and membership to the Fisher Island Club. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Aug. 2026

But according to the organization, her one-year membership expired in 2019 and was never renewed until August 2026. — Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026