1
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
Cars were still given as parting gifts for retired employees, and hundreds of thousands of dollars continued to be spent on promotional events and videos — all while membership continued its downward spiral and the union’s pension fund struggled to stay afloat.
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Kirk's killing propelled the organization into the national consciousness, resulting in an influx of new campus chapters and overall membership.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Academic and extracurricular excellence include membership in the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National English Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars and the Order of the Arrow.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2026
By then a music veteran — with session credits for George Harrison, Peter Frampton and Johnny Hallyday, and membership in Spooky Tooth — Jones had just made an acrimonious departure from the Leslie West Band and was looking for his next move.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
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Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 20 Feb. 2026
Kirk's killing propelled the organization into the national consciousness, resulting in an influx of new campus chapters and overall membership.
—Cate Charron, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
Academic and extracurricular excellence include membership in the National Honor Society, Science National Honor Society, National Technical Honor Society, Mu Alpha Theta, National English Honor Society, National Society of High School Scholars and the Order of the Arrow.
—Andy Humbles, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Feb. 2026
By then a music veteran — with session credits for George Harrison, Peter Frampton and Johnny Hallyday, and membership in Spooky Tooth — Jones had just made an acrimonious departure from the Leslie West Band and was looking for his next move.
—Gary Graff, Billboard, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for membership
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Crucially, community-building was never conceived as a strategy.—
Amy Francombe,
Vogue,
20 Feb. 2026
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Actis also reaffirmed the global significance of the project, noting how MTerra Solar is gaining attention from the international energy community.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
20 Feb. 2026
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In preseason this was the overriding message to a roster that returns more than 20 players from last year, notably more than recent groups.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Smith has considerably more big league experience and a longer track record of offensive success compared to any other would-be second baseman on the roster.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Feb. 2026
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Wasserman has previously apologized for his correspondence with Maxwell and expressed regret for having any association with both her and Jeffrey Epstein.—
Dakota Smith,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Feb. 2026
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Here is how some countries stack up, based on information compiled by CNBC from national Olympic committees, sports associations and local reports.—
Lee Ying Shan,Sydney Goh,
CNBC,
16 Feb. 2026
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Prosecutors said county staffers raised concerns about the organization with their supervisors.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Eventually, about five years ago, several organizations came together as a collective to apply for federal and state funding for a bigger project.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Cedar season is still lingering across Central Texas, with counts in the low to medium range, but signs of spring are beginning to emerge.—
Mary Wasson,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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The win gave Norway a record 18th gold medal and further increased their lead in the total medal count in these games to 40 overall.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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Almost all discussion about House Bill 991/Senate Bill 1334 is the highly controversial element that would require Floridians registering to vote or changing their address or party affiliation to show proof of citizenship.—
Anthony Man,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2026
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The university last summer requested a waiver to move up to the FBS as an independent — without any conference affiliation.—
Joe Davidson,
Sacbee.com,
15 Feb. 2026
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Miami arrived in Los Angeles as the team to beat, with high morale and ambition to defend its title.—
Jad El Reda
Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2026
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The Americans are underdogs with attitude, a team capable of winning, but failure will not define them like, say, a Super Bowl.—
Denver Post,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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The game was scheduled a year earlier when Geneva officials learned declining enrollment would drop the school to Class 3A and figured the two neighbors would be in the same sectional.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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Different strategies Parents are typically asked to sign paperwork at enrollment granting consent for the schools to give their kids laptops.—
Tyler Kingkade,
NBC news,
16 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Membership.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/membership. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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