charter membernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtʃɑː.tə ˌmem.bər/us/ˈtʃɑːr.t̬ɚ ˌmem.bɚ/mainly USa member of an organization who helped start the organization or became a member when it began
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Named organizations & societies & their members
- ABTA
- AFC
- ash
- Boy Scout
- brownie
- Citizens Advice
- CONCACAF
- CONMEBOL
- Freemasonry
- Girl Scout
- High Commission
- pack
- Phi Beta Kappa
- PTO
- the Peace Corps
- the Women's Institute
- the World Health Organization
- the WSPA
- troop
- worshipful
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Examples from literature
- An American business man, who was a charter member of the American organisation, was there to explain the purposes of the League.
- He was glad to see that all the original charter members forming the Red Fox patrol were on hand.
- In fact, she might be spoken of as the original charter member of the Concord School of Philosophy.
- The three boys whom we have met on the road chanced to be among the original charter members of the troop.
- Thus the value of the real estate securing the bonds will at once be enhanced virtually to the full extent of the investment made by the charter members.