nonmembership
- noun
- /ˌnɒnˈmɛmbərʃɪp/
- Her nonmembership in the local book club meant she missed out on valuable discussions.
Examples
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This time the challenger was another corporation—a nonprofit, nonmembership corporation that had registered with the FEC as a political action committee and whose purpose was to re-elect President Ronald Reagan.
Academic text (2007) -
Nonmembership costs, such as meal expenses, remain deductible if they otherwise meet the rules for deductibility.
Academic text (1993) -
But the resources are provided from a white perspective, incorporating majority values and behaviors, relegating the minority population to a position of nonalignment and nonmembership.
Academic text (1991) -
The student's nonmembership in the sports team did not prevent her from attending their games.
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As a result of his nonmembership in the organization, he could not vote in the upcoming election.
Synonyms
Feeling separate from a group or community
Feeling not part of a group or community
A feeling of not being accepted or part of a group
A feeling of not being included in a group or activity
Not being connected with people or groups
Antonyms
How Included
Surface Forms
Morphology
nonmembership = membership (transparent) = non + member + ship
Formed by straightforward negation of 'membership' with the productive prefix 'non-'; learners can derive it by negating the state of being a member.
Etymology
Nonmembership comes from the prefix non- meaning 'not' and the word membership, which comes from member. It literally means 'not belonging to a group' or 'not being a member', so it describes the state of someone who does not belong to an organization.