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

The experience will also include on-site offerings from Vivrelle, a membership club to borrow and swap designer handbags. — Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

That information includes the types of services covered by the renewal, the frequency and cost of renewing the service, and clear instructions on how to cancel the subscription or membership. — P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026

List current memberships in civic, fraternal, legal or social organizations. — Schnelle Tonge, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026

The refund represents membership fees up to that amount, minus any refunds or credits already issued, according to the settlement website. — Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, 16 July 2026