Membership — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the body of members of an organization or group

the state of being a member

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɛmbəʃˌɪp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɛmbəʃˌɪp/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈɛmbɚʃˌɪp/.

Examples

they polled their membership
they found dissension in their own ranks
he joined the ranks of the unemployed

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

rank

Parts of Speech

noun	the body of members of an organization or group “they polled their membership”
noun	the state of being a member

Word Forms

member

noun

anything that belongs to a set or class

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Mitgliedschaft

die Gesamtheit der Mitglieder einer Organisation oder Gruppe

🇫🇷French

adhésion

le corps des membres d’une organisation ou d’un groupe

🇪🇸Spanish

afiliación

el cuerpo de miembros de una organización o grupo

🇮🇹Italian

appartenenza

l’insieme dei membri di un’organizzazione o di un gruppo

🇳🇱Dutch

lidmaatschap

het geheel van leden van een organisatie of groep

🇵🇹Portuguese

adesão

o corpo de membros de uma organização ou grupo

🇷🇺Russian

членство

совокупность членов организации или группы

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सदस्यता

किसी संगठन या समूह के सदस्यों का निकाय

🇧🇩Bengali

সদস্যপদ

একটি সংস্থা বা গোষ্ঠীর সদস্যদের শরীর

🇮🇳Tamil

உறுப்பினர்

ஒரு அமைப்பு அல்லது குழுவின் உறுப்பினர்களின் உடல்

🇮🇳Telugu

సభ్యత్వం

సంస్థ లేదా సమూహంలోని సభ్యుల శరీరం

🇮🇳Marathi

सदस्यत्व

संस्थेच्या किंवा गटाच्या सदस्यांचे शरीर

🇮🇳Gujarati

સભ્યપદ

સંસ્થા અથવા જૂથના સભ્યોનું શરીર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸದಸ್ಯತ್ವ

ಸಂಸ್ಥೆ ಅಥವಾ ಗುಂಪಿನ ಸದಸ್ಯರ ದೇಹ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അംഗത്വം

ഒരു ഓർഗനൈസേഷൻ്റെയോ ഗ്രൂപ്പിലെയോ അംഗങ്ങളുടെ ശരീരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਦੱਸਤਾ

ਕਿਸੇ ਸੰਗਠਨ ਜਾਂ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੇ ਮੈਂਬਰਾਂ ਦਾ ਸਰੀਰ

🇵🇰Urdu

رکنیت

کسی تنظیم یا گروپ کے ممبروں کا جسم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

会员资格

组织或团体的成员团体

🇯🇵Japanese

メンバーシップ

組織またはグループのメンバーの身体

🇰🇷Korean

회원

조직이나 그룹의 구성원의 몸

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tư cách thành viên

cơ thể của các thành viên của một tổ chức hoặc nhóm

🇹🇭Thai

สมาชิกภาพ

เนื้อความของสมาชิกขององค์กรหรือกลุ่ม

🇮🇩Indonesian

keanggotaan

badan anggota suatu organisasi atau kelompok

🇵🇭Filipino

pagiging kasapi

ang katawan ng mga miyembro ng isang organisasyon o grupo

🇲🇾Malay

keahlian

badan ahli organisasi atau kumpulan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

عضوية

جسم أعضاء منظمة أو مجموعة

🇮🇷Persian

عضویت

بدن اعضای یک سازمان یا گروه

🇹🇷Turkish

üyelik

bir kuruluş veya grubun üyelerinin organı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חֲבֵרוּת

הגוף של חברי ארגון או קבוצה

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The primary meaning of 'membership' is 'the body of members of an organization or group'.

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