membership

membership
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ associate, corporate, full, group, honorary
▪ annual, lifetime, trial
▪

one-week trial memberships

▪ association, board, church, class, club, community, family, gang, gym, party, union
▪

to apply for union membership

▪ free
▪ active
▪

She eventually stopped active membership in the group.

▪ individual
▪ general
▪

The general membership had called for her to step down.

▪ student
▪

Individual student memberships cost about as much as the average movie.

VERB + MEMBERSHIP
▪ apply for, seek
▪ claim
▪

people who claim membership in such groups

▪ gain, get
▪ renew
▪ maintain
▪

He maintains an active membership in the association.

▪ hold (esp. AmE)
▪

She has held membership in the club since the late 1950s.

▪ buy, purchase
▪ give sb, grant sb
▪ offer
▪

Gyms often offer family memberships.

▪ deny sb
▪

She was denied membership in the fine arts club.

▪ cancel, resign
▪

He has resigned his membership of the club.

▪ expand, increase
▪

He hopes to increase membership and attract new funding.

▪ limit, restrict
▪

They restricted their membership to those of direct German descent.

MEMBERSHIP + NOUN
▪ dues, fee
▪ card
▪ association, organization (both esp. AmE)
▪ list, roster (AmE)
▪ base
▪

Our membership base spanned every age.

▪ application
▪ requirements
▪ drive (esp. AmE)

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