noun
membership
noun
1
The state or status of belonging to a group or organisation.
"She renewed her gym membership for another year."
2
The members of an organisation considered as a group.
"The membership voted overwhelmingly in favour of the new rules."
How to Use Membership
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishEither the fact of belonging to a group, or all the people who belong to it.
Common pairings
annual membership
membership fee
gain membership
Word Forms
membershipped past tense, memberships plural, memberships singular
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Etymology
From member plus the suffix -ship.