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charter member

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noun

one of the original members or founders of a club, organization, etc.

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Nearby words

chart. cerat., charta, chartaceous, charter, charter colony, charter member, charter of rights, charter party, charter school, chartered, chartered accountant

Origin of charter member

An Americanism dating back to 1905–10

Related forms

charter membership, noun
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Examples from the Web for charter member

  • They were not quite up to clubs in those days, or she would have been a charter-member.

    A Little Girl of Long Ago|Amanda Millie Douglas

British Dictionary definitions for charter member

charter member

noun

an original or founder member of a society or organization
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