"founding member" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: founding members [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} founding member (plural founding members)
  1. (US) A member of an organization that was involved in, or whose membership commenced with, the organization's foundation. Tags: US Categories (topical): People Synonyms: charter member, founder member [UK] Related terms: founding father, founding mother Translations (member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder): membre fundador [masculine] (Catalan), zakládající člen [masculine] (Czech), stiftende medlem [common-gender] (Danish), medeoprichter [masculine] (Dutch), stichtend lid [neuter] (Dutch), perustajajäsen (Finnish), membre fondateur [masculine] (French), Gründungsmitglied [neuter] (German), Mitbegründer [masculine] (German), ιδρυτικό μέλος (idrytikó mélos) [neuter] (Greek), alapító tag (Hungarian), stofnfélagi [masculine] (Icelandic), membro fondatore [masculine] (Italian), socio fondatore [masculine] (Italian), państwo założycielskie [neuter] (Polish), membro fundador [masculine] (Portuguese), membru fondator [masculine] (Romanian), член-учреди́тель (člen-učredítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), miembro fundador [masculine] (Spanish)

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      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
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      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
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      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
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      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
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      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "it",
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      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
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      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "membro fundador"
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      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
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      "word": "membru fondator"
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "člen-učredítelʹ",
      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "член-учреди́тель"
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      "sense": "member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder",
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