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membership|ˈmɛmbəʃɪp|
[f. member n. + -ship.]
1. The condition or status of a member of a society or (organized) body. (Cf. church-membership.)
1647Ward Simp. Cobler (1843) 43, I should wish him a Membership in a strict Reformed Church. 1648J. Beaumont Psyche x. cclxxviii. (1702) 155 Men, whose mystick obligation Of mutual Membership doth them invite To careful tenderness, and free compassion. 1861E. Garbett Boyle Lect. 16 The creeds did not add anything to Scripture that was not in it before, but were tests of membership. 1903Edin. Rev. Apr. 454 The oath of membership required fidelity..to the Church as well as the State.
2. The number of members in a particular body.
1850‘Bat’ Crick. Man. 87 The..club..compris[es] in its membership several promising young players. 1884Harper's Mag. June 148/1 A large membership is necessary. 1884Manch. Exam. 4 Dec. 5/4 The necessity of adding to the membership of the House.
Add:[2.] b. collect. The body of members of a society, institution, etc.
1926Fowler Mod. Eng. Usage 347/2 The employers' proposals may be distasteful to a large section of our m[embership]. 1939Sat. Rev. Lit. (U.S.) 23 Dec. 12/1 Its membership could hardly be said to be in a snit. 1975Aviation Week 24 Feb. 23/1 If the UAW membership does not approve the offer, the union has scheduled a strike. 1990Physiotherapy LXXVI. 782/1 Enabling them to provide a higher standard of lectures and education for their membership. |