membershipnoun
uk/ˈmem.bə.ʃɪp/us/ˈmem.bɚ.ʃɪp/B1 [ U ] the state of belonging to an organization:
You have to apply for membership of the sports club.
a membership fee/card
Annual membership (= the amount you have to pay to join a particular organization for one year) is £25.
C1 [ C, + sing/pl verb ] all the people who belong to an organization:
Our membership is/are divided on the issue.
The society has a very large membership (= number of members).
More examples
- We're going to give up our sports club membership after this year.
- They refused to admit her, not least because she hadn't got her membership card with her.
- They argue that the membership of the Council does not reflect the racial make-up of the city.
- Every year I renew my membership of the sports club.
- The membership fees at the golf club are pretty steep.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Organizations, Societies & clubs
- Assn
- Assoc
- association
- book club
- brotherhood
- commission
- committee
- empire
- fan club
- FC
- feeder club
- foundation
- friendly society
- housing association
- insignia
- monolith
- secret society
- select committee
- society
- the old guard
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