membership
/ˈmɛmbəʃɪp
/noun [mass noun]
1The fact of being a member of a group: countries seeking membership of the European Union [as modifier]: a membership card...
- If you do not have the new plastic bar-coded membership card please come in and sign up.
- I'll hand in my membership card and become a monk, take the vow and never return.
- They do not carry membership cards, they have not taken any oath of allegiance.
Synonyms
belonging, associateship;
community, integration, clanship;
shirt, cap, cloth, seat, whip
1.1 [in singular] The members or the number of members in a group: our membership has grown by 600,000 in the past year...
- These standing committees had a fluctuating membership and no subject specialism.
- Promoters were boasting a membership of more than 700 even before the concrete was dry.
- The rules and regulations of a club membership are something you are either built to fit in with or take flight from.
Synonyms
members, subscribers, associates, representatives, attenders, fellows, comrades, followers;
fold, congregation, electorate, party, body