membership

Noun
US[mem-ber-ship]/ˈmɛmbɚˌʃɪp/3 syllables
Synonyms: rank

Open English WordNet

Noun (2)

  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”Synonyms: rankType of bodyMember of organization, organisation
  2. the state of being a memberType of relationship

Related words member noun, fellow member noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Mem′ber·ship noun

1. The state of being a member.

2. The collective body of members, as of a society.

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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