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

Serbia is formally seeking membership in the European Union, but the effort has stalled under Vucic, who has faced accusations of clamping down on democratic freedoms, including the media. — Arkansas Online, 24 Sep. 2026

Its membership includes advanced hubs like Singapore, emerging markets like Indonesia, and small island economies like Timor-Leste. — Jon M. Huntsman, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026

The special inclusion this time were orca beans, a stunning black and white marbled heirloom bean that isn’t available for purchase outside of the PANTRi membership. — Rebecca Firkser, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Sep. 2026

After winning his Democratic primary last month, Lawrence decided to allow his DSA membership to lapse. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 24 Sep. 2026