MEMBERSHIP Synonyms: 125 Similar and Opposite Words

membership

noun

Definition of membership

as in community

the people who belong to a group or organization Club leaders are elected by the membership.

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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.

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as in association

the state of being a member of a group or organization We allowed our membership in the discount club to lapse.

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Recent Examples of membership Over the last year, the organization has continued to expand its membership, with 800 new members taking their total tally to 18,000. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026 Mark pushed me—seven times in three days—to join Target’s membership program and buy a lamp that was going on sale for my new apartment. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 9 Oct. 2026 No other details were provided, and since that announcement, the CAC and its membership have found themselves on opposite sides of an increasingly combative divide. — Adam B. Vary, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026 Comes down to membership and making sure the right people are being included in the process and invited to take part in the process. — Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for membership

Recent Examples of Synonyms for membership

Noun

Firefighters, Red Cross personnel and security forces were being deployed to inspect damaged structures and assist affected communities.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
That sense of community is also central to producer Chris Ferguson, whose Oddfellows banner has become a significant force in Vancouver’s independent film scene.

— Katherine Brodsky, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of community

Noun

Rookie Josue De Paula, serving as a left-handed bat off the bench, stuck on the roster for a second round.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
The melodrama stars a roster of some of Brazil’s biggest screen stars, including Chay Suede, Letícia Colin, Tony Ramos and Antônio Fagundes.

— Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of roster

Noun

The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance helps fill that gap, uniting national associations to lobby policymakers and guide young composers through contracts and negotiations.

— Ben Croll, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
Once a staple among cowboys and railroad workers, the Lee 101 became a symbol of youth rebellion in the 1950s, when James Dean popularized the jeans and helped solidify their association with biker culture.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of association

Noun

One of the largest donors to a pop-up super PAC supporting Muslim or pro-Palestinian candidates is the president of an Islamic organization that collects obligatory religious donations mandated by Sharia law.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
The Union of Palestinian Women's Committees and Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association were both among the groups targeted, officials with the organizations said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of organization

Noun

Around 180 Intermarche or its Netto brand supermarkets were targeted, parent company Les Mousquetaires told TIME, although BFM-TV reported a higher count of 300.

— Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026
Others have been buried by the migrants themselves, but they won't be added to the official count until authorities can verify the bodies, Alexandre Coissac, IOM Chief of Mission in Djibouti, told the Associated Press via the phone.

— JAMEY KEATEN, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of count

Noun

In 2025, Luckin Coffee, China’s largest coffee chain, became the official coffee sponsor of the Portland Trail Blazers, following previous affiliations with the NBA China Games and the Houston Rockets.

— Monica Pitrelli, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Seghers’s Communist affiliations explain the eventual eclipse of her work in the West.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of affiliation

Noun

Tippett’s team animated physical puppets, while ILM handled compositing and digital fire, smoke and explosions.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
After confirming that the line from Exeter that ran through the village of Starcross didn’t open until the end of May, 1846, Cade and his team turned to the schedule for additional clues.

— Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of team

Noun

Coverage typically begins the first day of the month following the month the plan receives your enrollment request.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 14 Oct. 2026
District estimates suggest that enrollment at each of the five Success Academy campuses is expected to hit 332 students.

— Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of enrollment

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