charter member
noun
: an original member of a group (such as a society or corporation)
charter membership
noun
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The former wunderkind and charter member of the PayPal mafia became senior steward, Sequoia’s term for its top job, in July 2022.
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Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 July 2024
The Crew, a 1996 charter member, was threatened in the fall of 2017 with relocation to Austin, Texas, by then-owner Anthony Precourt.
—Apress, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
Of course, Pablo Cruise ranks a charter member of that club.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
The American fashion pioneer also factors into Minnelli’s years as a New York nightlife fixture, a charter member of the celeb coterie at Studio 54.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Michal Lev-Ram, Fortune, 25 July 2024
The Crew, a 1996 charter member, was threatened in the fall of 2017 with relocation to Austin, Texas, by then-owner Anthony Precourt.
—Apress, Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2024
Of course, Pablo Cruise ranks a charter member of that club.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 8 July 2024
The American fashion pioneer also factors into Minnelli’s years as a New York nightlife fixture, a charter member of the celeb coterie at Studio 54.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Charter member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20member. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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