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A member of an organization that was involved in, or whose membership commenced with, the organization's foundation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US
Examples
- The United Nations had 77 founding members.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: charter member, founder member
Antonyms: none provided
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Catalan:
membre fundador
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Czech:
zakládající člen
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Danish:
stiftende medlem
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Dutch:
medeoprichter
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Dutch:
stichtend lid
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Finnish:
perustajajäsen
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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French:
membre fondateur
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Georgian:
დამფუძნებელი წევრი
(dampuʒnebeli c̣evri)
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Georgian:
თანადამფუძნებელი წევრი
(tanadampuʒnebeli c̣evri)
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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German:
Gründungsmitglied
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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German:
Mitbegründer
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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German:
Mitbegründerin
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Greek:
ιδρυτικό μέλος
(idrytikó mélos)
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Hungarian:
alapító tag
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Icelandic:
stofnfélagi
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Italian:
membro fondatore
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Italian:
socio fondatore
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Polish:
państwo założycielskie
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Portuguese:
membro fundador
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Romanian:
membru fondator
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Russian:
член-учреди́тель
(člen-učredítelʹ)
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
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Spanish:
miembro fundador
— member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder