| 单词 | dues-paying |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdues-paying dues-paying adj. originally U.S. designating a person who pays the fees required to become or remain a member of a club, organization, etc.; also figurative (sometimes spec. after to pay one's dues at Phrases 3; cf. paid-up adj. 2). ΚΠ 1867 Daily Evening Bull. (San Francisco) 2 July The Society comprises at present: Life members, 330; dues-paying members, 625 [etc.] 1889 Sunday Inter Ocean (Chicago) 1 Sept. 11/2 With a large State association, and the 20,000 dues-paying membership of the National body, surely they should be able to accomplish effective work. 1935 Arizona Republic 6 Oct. We learn..that there are now 3,000,000 dues-paying Communists in the Soviet Republics. 1971 B. Sidran Black Talk v. 135 It was left to Coltrane and Davis to choose and groom the younger musicians who then themselves became recognized as ‘dues-paying’ members of the black culture. 2000 Times (Nexis) 14 July Being a big, authentic, dues-paying rock'n'roll band, they played live. 2012 P. A. Sokya Creating Sustainable Organization (2013) iv. 123 Having been a dues-paying member of several of these organizations, I can report that none ever solicited my opinion about any issue. < as lemmas |
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