founding member

noun

: an original member of a group (such as a club or corporation)

Examples of founding member in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Star Jones, who has known Harris for several years and is a founding member of Win With Black Women, was tasked with fundraising. Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 22 July 2024 On this day in 1949: The U.S. Senate ratified the North Atlantic Treaty, paving the way for the country to be a founding member of NATO. The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2024 Santamaria is a founding member of Univision’s Women’s Leadership Council (WLC), an employee resource group. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 July 2024 Young Thug’s racketeering trial began with opening statements in November, a year after Georgia officials accused the rapper in a sweeping 2022 indictment of being a founding member of the Atlanta criminal gang Young Slime Life, or YSL. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for founding member 

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“Founding member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/founding%20member. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.

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