founding member

noun

: an original member of a group (such as a club or corporation)

Examples of founding member in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Tito Jackson, a founding member of the Jackson 5 alongside little brother Michael Jackson, and a solo musician in his own right, has died. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 Sep. 2024 In the past, Cyndi Murray, a Walmart associate and founding member of UFR, filed shareholders’ petitions calling on the company to conduct a third-party, independent review of the impact of company policies and practices on workplace safety and violence, including gun violence. Meghan Hall, Sourcing Journal, 13 Aug. 2024 While the article credits John, Piven and Pink with starting the group, Bill’s HuffPost bio identifies him as a founding member. Zoe Kaplan, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2024 Flav, a founding member and the hype man of Public Enemy, has become known as a hype man for U.S. women's water polo. Angela Yang, NBC News, 1 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for founding member 

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“Founding member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/founding%20member. Accessed 2 Oct. 2024.

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