释义
[ mem -ber-ship ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈmɛm bərˌʃɪp / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the state of being a member, as of a society or club.
the status of a member.
the total number of members belonging to an organization, society, etc.
Origin of membership First recorded in 1640–50; member + -ship
Words nearby membership memantine hydrochloride, member, membered, Member of Congress, Member of Parliament, membership , membrana, membrana adventitia, membrane, membrane bone, membrane-coating granule
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Example sentences from the Web for membership But the main message they send is one of membership in a certain cultural group.
COEXIST’s Bonehead Bumper-Sticker Politics | Michael Schulson| December 21, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Today, Turkey in the German imagination has mostly to do with immigration, assimilation, and EU membership .
The 20th-Century Dictator Most Idolized by Hitler | William O’Connor| November 24, 2014| DAILY BEAST
At its height in the 1920s, Terry noted, the Klan wielded real political influence, boasting a membership upwards of four million.
The Klan’s Call to Violence in Ferguson Blows the Lid Off Its Hypocritical Rebrand | Caitlin Dickson| November 14, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Some are hung by individuals who are vying for membership within the Chinese Communist Party.
Chinese Tourists Are Taking Hong Kong Protest Selfies | Brendon Hong| October 23, 2014| DAILY BEAST
Last weekend former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko called for a nationwide referendum on NATO membership .
Putin and Poroshenko Agree to… Think About a Ukraine Ceasefire | Anna Nemtsova| September 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
So far as the duties of membership in the Village Improvement Society are concerned, they only consist in doing as one is bid.
The Doctor's Red Lamp | Various
In many places the leadership and the membership of the church have courageously pioneered the way in times of crisis and change.
Herein is Love | Reuel L. Howe
These could be admitted to membership , and at the club-house could be met on equal terms.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science | Various
I would choose for its badge of membership a small silver fern leaf, crossed by a large gold key.
Solaris Farm | Milan C. Edson
She still kept her membership in the club, however, and played occasionally, “just to keep her hand in for the summer.”
Betty Wales Freshman | Edith K. Dunton
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British Dictionary definitions for membership noun the members of an organization collectively
the state of being a member
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Words related to membership enrollment, participation, body, group, club, company, society, association, fellows, associates, members