noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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1
noun
Meaning 1
The state of being a member of a group or organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The terms of membership agreement were vague.
He has memberships in clubs in three cities.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
The body of members of an organization.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
The memberships of the state chapters elect delegates to the national convention.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The fact of being a member of a set.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: mathematics, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
verb
Meaning 4
To classify (someone) as belonging to a certain group or community.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
the body of members of an organization or group
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
they polled their membership
they found dissension in their own ranks
he joined the ranks of the unemployed
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: rank
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: body
6
noun
Meaning 6
the state of being a member
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: relationship
History
Etymology
Etymology tree English member Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English membership From member + -ship.
Across languages
Translations
100 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Afrikaans:
lidmaatskap
— fact of being a member
Albanian:
anëtarësi
— fact of being a member
Arabic:
عُضْوِيَّة
(ʕuḍwiyya)
— fact of being a member
Armenian:
անդամություն
(andamutʻyun)
— fact of being a member
Azerbaijani:
üzvlük
— fact of being a member
Belarusian:
чле́нства
(čljénstva)
— fact of being a member
Bulgarian:
чле́нство
(člénstvo)
— fact of being a member
Chinese Mandarin:
會籍 /会籍
(huìjí)
— fact of being a member
Chinese Mandarin:
會員身份 /会员身份
(huìyuán shēnfèn)
— fact of being a member
Chinese Mandarin:
會員 /会员
(huìyuán)
— fact of being a member
Czech:
členství
— fact of being a member
Danish:
medlemskab
— fact of being a member
Dutch:
lidmaatschap
— fact of being a member
Esperanto:
anaro
— fact of being a member
Esperanto:
membreco
— fact of being a member
Estonian:
liikmelisus
— fact of being a member
Finnish:
jäsenyys
— fact of being a member
French:
adhésion
— fact of being a member
French:
appartenance
— fact of being a member
French:
affiliation
— fact of being a member
Georgian:
წევრობა
(c̣evroba)
— fact of being a member
German:
Mitgliedschaft
— fact of being a member
Greek:
συμμετοχή ως μέλος
(symmetochí os mélos)
— fact of being a member
Greek:
συμμετοχή
(symmetochí)
— fact of being a member
Greek:
ιδιότητα του μέλους
(idiótita tou mélous)
— fact of being a member
Hebrew:
חֲבֵרוּת
(khaverút)
— fact of being a member
Hindi:
सदस्यता
(sadasyatā)
— fact of being a member
Hungarian:
tagság
— fact of being a member
Ido:
membreso
— fact of being a member
Indonesian:
keanggotaan
— fact of being a member
Irish:
ballraíocht
— fact of being a member
Irish:
comhaltas
— fact of being a member
Italian:
iscrizione
— fact of being a member
Italian:
appartenenza
— fact of being a member
Japanese:
メンバーシップ
(menbāshippu)
— fact of being a member
Japanese:
会員
(kai'in)
— fact of being a member
Kazakh:
мүшелік
(müşelık)
— fact of being a member
Khmer:
សមាជិកភាព
(saʼmaacɨkphiəp)
— fact of being a member
Korean:
회원
(hoewon)
— fact of being a member
Korean:
멤버십
(membeosip)
— fact of being a member
Kumyk:
ортакъчылыкъ
(ortaqçılıq)
— fact of being a member
Kyrgyz:
мүчөлүк
(mücölük)
— fact of being a member
Lao:
ສະມາຊິກະພາບ
(sa mā si ka phāp)
— fact of being a member
Latvian:
piederība
— fact of being a member
Latvian:
dalība
— fact of being a member
Lithuanian:
narystė
— fact of being a member
Macedonian:
членство
(členstvo)
— fact of being a member
Malay:
keahlian
— fact of being a member
Malayalam:
അംഗത്വം
(aṅgatvaṁ)
— fact of being a member
Māori:
mematanga
— fact of being a member
Norwegian Bokmål:
medlemskap
— fact of being a member
Norwegian Nynorsk:
medlemskap
— fact of being a member
Pashto:
عضويت
('ozwiyat)
— fact of being a member
Persian:
عضویت
('ozviyyat)
— fact of being a member
Polish:
członkostwo
— fact of being a member
Portuguese:
adesão
— fact of being a member
Romanian:
apartenență
— fact of being a member
Russian:
чле́нство
(člénstvo)
— fact of being a member
Scottish Gaelic:
ballrachd
— fact of being a member
Serbo-Croatian:
чла̀нство
— fact of being a member
Serbo-Croatian:
члaнapинство
— fact of being a member
Serbo-Croatian:
člànstvo
— fact of being a member
Serbo-Croatian:
članarinstvo
— fact of being a member
Slovak:
členstvo
— fact of being a member
Slovene:
članstvo
— fact of being a member
Spanish:
membresía
— fact of being a member
Swahili:
uanachama
— fact of being a member
Swedish:
medlemskap
— fact of being a member
Tajik:
узвият
(uzviyat)
— fact of being a member
Telugu:
సభ్యత్వము
(sabhyatvamu)
— fact of being a member
Thai:
สมาชิกภาพ
(sà-maa-chík-gà-pâap)
— fact of being a member
Turkish:
üyelik
— fact of being a member
Turkmen:
agzalyk
— fact of being a member
Ukrainian:
чле́нство
(člénstvo)
— fact of being a member
Urdu:
رکنیت
(rukniyat)
— fact of being a member
Urdu:
عضویت
('uzviyat)
— fact of being a member
Uzbek:
aʻzolik
— fact of being a member
Uzbek:
azolik
— fact of being a member
Vietnamese:
số hội viên
— fact of being a member
Welsh:
aelodaeth
— fact of being a member
Yiddish:
מיטגלידערשאַפֿט
(mitglidershaft)
— fact of being a member
Bulgarian:
чле́нска ма́са
(člénska mása)
— body of members
Esperanto:
membraro
— body of members
Esperanto:
membreco
— body of members
Finnish:
jäsenistö
— body of members
Finnish:
jäsenkunta
— body of members
German:
Mitgliederschaft
— body of members
Greek:
μέλη
(méli)
— body of members
Irish:
ballra
— body of members
Irish:
na baill
— body of members
Japanese:
会員
(kai'in)
— body of members
Māori:
rōpū mema
— body of members
Portuguese:
membro
— body of members
Portuguese:
corpo do membro
— body of members
Danish:
medlemskab
— in set theory
Finnish:
kuuluminen
— in set theory
French:
appartenance
— in set theory
German:
Zugehörigkeit
— in set theory
Romanian:
apartenență
— in set theory
Russian:
принадле́жность
(prinadléžnostʹ)
— in set theory