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mem·ber·ship  (mmbr-shp)
n.
1. The state of being a member.
2. The total number of members in a group: an organization with a growing membership.

membership [ˈmɛmbəˌʃɪp]
n
1. the members of an organization collectively
2. the state of being a member
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.membershipmembership - the body of members of an organization or group; "they polled their membership"; "they found dissension in their own ranks"; "he joined the ranks of the unemployed"
body - a group of persons associated by some common tie or occupation and regarded as an entity; "the whole body filed out of the auditorium"; "the student body"; "administrative body"
organization, organisation - a group of people who work together
2.membership - the state of being a member
relationship - a state involving mutual dealings between people or parties or countries

membership
noun
1. participation, belonging, fellowship, enrolment his membership of the Communist Party
2. members, body, associates, fellows the recent fall in party membership
Translations
membership [ˈmembəʃɪp]
A. N
1. (= members) [of club, society] → socios mpl, miembros mpl; [of political party] → miembros mpl, militancia f, afiliados mpl; [of trade union] → afiliados mpl, miembros mpl
2. (= position) membership carries certain rightsel ser socio or miembro conlleva ciertos derechos
membership of the union is compulsoryes obligatorio afiliarse a or hacerse miembro del sindicato
I've paid for a year's membershiphe pagado la cuota anual de socio or miembro
to apply for membershipsolicitar el ingreso como socio or miembro
Spain's membership of or > in the Common Market (US) (= state) → la pertenencia de España al Mercado Común; (= act) → el ingreso de España en el Mercado Común
3. (= numbers) → número m de miembros or socios, membresía f (Mex)
a membership of more than 800más de 800 socios or miembros
trade union membership has declinedel número de afiliados a los sindicatos ha disminuido
B. CPD membership card N [of club, society] → tarjeta f or carné m de socio; [of political party, trade union] → tarjeta f or carné m de afiliación
membership fee Ncuota f de socio
membership list Nrelación f de socios

membership [ˈmɛmbərʃɪp] n
[club, party] → adhésion f
membership of the Conservative party → adhésion au parti conservateur
I'm going to apply for membership of the club → Je vais faire une demande d'adhésion au club.
the criteria for membership → les critères d'adhésion
(= the members) → membres mpl, adhérents mpl
20 people elected from the membership → 20 personnes élues parmi les adhérents
(= number of members) → adhésions fpl
Membership declined to half a million → Les adhésions ont décliné, atteignant un demi-million.
membership card ncarte f d'adhérent
membership fee ndroit m d'inscription
member state nétat m membre

membership
nMitgliedschaft f (→ of in +dat); (= number of members)Mitgliederzahl f; when I applied for membership of the clubals ich mich um die Klubmitgliedschaft bewarb

membership:
membership card
membership fee
membership list

membership [ˈmɛmbəˌʃɪp] n
a. (state) membership (of)iscrizione f a, adesione f a
b. (number of members) the club has a membership of 950il club ha 950 iscritti

membership [ˈmɛmbəˌʃɪp] n
a. (state) membership (of)iscrizione f a, adesione f a
b. (number of members) the club has a membership of 950il club ha 950 iscritti

membership عضوية členství medlemskab Mitgliedschaft ιδιότητα μέλους afiliación jäsenyys adhésion članstvo iscrizione メンバー 회원 자격 lidmaatschap medlemskap członkostwo associado членство medlemskap การเป็นสมาชิก üyelik số hội viên 成员资格


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