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charter member

char·ter mem·ber
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chahr-ter mem-ber]
    • /ˈtʃɑr tər ˈmɛm bər/
    • /ˈtʃɑː.tər ˈmembə(r)/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chahr-ter mem-ber]
    • /ˈtʃɑr tər ˈmɛm bər/

Definitions of charter member words

  • countable noun charter member A charter member of a club, group, or organization is one of the first members, often one who was involved in setting it up. 3
  • noun charter member an original or founder member of a society or organization 3
  • noun charter member any of the founders or original members of an organization, esp. an organization with a charter 3
  • noun charter member one of the original members or founders of a club, organization, etc. 1
  • noun charter member founding member 1
  • noun charter member An original member of an organization; a member named in an organization's charter. 0

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Origin of charter member

First appearance:

before 1905
One of the 15% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1905-10

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Parts of speech for Charter member

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

charter member popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

charter member usage trend in Literature

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