membership
noun
uk/ˈmembəʃɪp/ us [ C or U ]
the state of belonging to a group or organization:
membership in sth He holds membership in a number of regional and national organizations.
membership of sth She has promised to use her influence and membership of a high-level advisory group to lobby for change.
apply/qualify for membership Employees need to have worked here for more than two years in order to qualify for membership of the scheme.
the cost/benefit of membership One of the benefits of membership is access to free legal advice.
board/union membership
EU/WTO/NATO membership
full/free membership
[ C or U ]
the number of people who belong to a group or organization:
The EU's membership has almost doubled since 2004.
have a membership of sth We currently have a membership of more than 11,000 professionals, professors, and students.
declining/falling membership Pooling resources will help us cope more easily with declining membership and revenues.
membership numbers/a membership base
membership declines/falls/goes down Membership in investment clubs has declined just like the stock market.
membership increases/rises/climbs Party membership has risen, by 3,000, for the first time in 20 years.
a decline/increase in membership We get a significant increase in membership each year, mostly because people read about us on the Internet.
expand/boost/restrict membership The appointment was made in the hope of strengthening finances and boosting membership.
[ S ]
members of a group or organization considered as a group:
The firm has failed to recognize and appreciate what our membership has contributed during the past four years.
Since the online group was formed just over a year ago, the membership has pretty much doubled every month.