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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the body of members of an organization or group;
- Example: "they polled their membership"
- Example: "they found dissension in their own ranks"
- Example: "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"
[syn: membership, rank]

2. the state of being a member; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Membership \Mem"ber*ship\, n.
   1. The state of being a member.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. The collective body of members, as of a society.
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

membership
    n 1: the body of members of an organization or group; "they
         polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their
         own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed" [syn:
         membership, rank]
    2: the state of being a member