English noun: membership | |||
1. | membership (group) the body of members of an organization or group | ||
Samples | They polled their membership. They found dissension in their own ranks. He joined the ranks of the unemployed. | ||
Synonyms | rank | ||
Broader (hypernym) | body | ||
Member meronym | organisation, organization | ||
2. | membership (state) the state of being a member | ||
Broader (hypernym) | relationship | ||