charter member
noun
: an original member of a group (such as a society or corporation)
charter membership
noun
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The San Francisco Unicorns were a charter member of Major League Cricket in 2023, along with the Los Angeles Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians New York, the Seattle Orcas, the Texas Super Kings, and the Washington Freedom.
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
Amy Adams Strunk Net Worth: $2 billion One-Year Change: 0%
Team: Tennessee Titans
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Adams Strunk’s father, the legendary Bud Adams, founded the Houston Oilers in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League, a decade before its official merger with the NFL.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Seiders joined the Canadian indie power pop supergroup — which formed in Vancouver in 1997 — in 2014, joining charter members singer Neko Case, singer/guitarist Carl Newman and bassist John Collins.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
On their first road trip to Southern California on Friday, the expansion Valkyries exacted revenge on one of the WNBA’s charter members, holding off a late Sparks comeback in an 82-73 win.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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Laurence Miedema, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
Amy Adams Strunk Net Worth: $2 billion One-Year Change: 0%
Team: Tennessee Titans
Source of Wealth: Sports
Adams Strunk’s father, the legendary Bud Adams, founded the Houston Oilers in 1960 as a charter member of the American Football League, a decade before its official merger with the NFL.
—Justin Birnbaum, Forbes.com, 2 June 2025
Seiders joined the Canadian indie power pop supergroup — which formed in Vancouver in 1997 — in 2014, joining charter members singer Neko Case, singer/guitarist Carl Newman and bassist John Collins.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 18 Apr. 2025
On their first road trip to Southern California on Friday, the expansion Valkyries exacted revenge on one of the WNBA’s charter members, holding off a late Sparks comeback in an 82-73 win.
—Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 24 May 2025
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“Charter member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20member. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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