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membership

membership

149 2.1
All the people who belong to a club or group
  • noun
  • /ˈmɛmbərʃɪp/
translation icon : membresía
  • Union membership has been falling for nearly four decades.
  • group membership
  • association membership
  • union membership

And there, you know, it seems by most reporting, you know, that membership is down and donations are down.

Examples

  • Has the UK membership benefited the UK?

  • All former prime ministers are awarded the membership of the Order of the Garter.

  • What would you suggest to grow that membership on our on our channels?

  • So the site experienced a membership spike.

  • As they say, membership has its privileges.

  • I'd like to take questions from the general membership.

  • In the course of the first year of its existence, the membership rose to fifteen.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Ask faculty members to announce the membership drive during the first few classes of the semester.

    Academic text (1990)
  • The King of Atlantis has reached out to the United Nations and will be officially seeking membership.

  • Many students enjoy the benefits of school membership in various clubs.

Synonyms

group
vsmembership
1.0

A number of people or things seen as one unit

focuses on the people as a collected body rather than the group's label
organization
vsmembership
  • US
2.7

A group of people who work together for a common goal

focuses on the people as a collected body rather than the structured entity
association
vsmembership
188 2.8

A group of people who share a common purpose or interest

focuses on the people as a collected body rather than the organized body
grouping
vsmembership
10 2.7

People or things that form one unit

focuses on the people as a collected body rather than their arrangement
collectivity
vsmembership
1 6.6

A group of people who act together for a shared purpose

focuses on the people as a collected body rather than the unit itself
sodality
vsmembership
1 9.9

A group of people who share a common purpose and work together

focuses on the people as a collected body rather than the formal association
social unit
vsmembership
3.5

A group, like a family or work team, that is part of a larger community

focuses on the people as a collected body rather than their social role

Antonyms

Not belonging to a group or organization

Compounds

A card that shows you belong to a club or group

Surface Forms

membership singular
memberships plural

Morphology

membership = member (transparent) = member + ship

The meaning 'the members collectively' follows regularly from 'member' + the collective/abstract noun suffix '-ship'.

Etymology

Membership comes from member, meaning a 'part' of a group, plus the ending -ship, which shows a group or condition, as in friendship. So membership can mean all the members of a club or organization taken together.