charter member
noun
: an original member of a group (such as a society or corporation)
charter membership
noun
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Indeed, Apple was a charter member of the Car Connectivity Consortium, which created the Digital Key Release 1.0 specification back in 2018, and is working with more 30 car manufacturers worldwide to put digital car keys into the Apple Wallet.
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David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Whereas Ohtani is the charter member of the 50/50 club, ElAttrache could become the first surgeon in the four-for-four club.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Prime Minister Modi—a charter member of the populist-nationalist club who had weakened his country’s media, courts, and civil liberties—was expected to increase the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party’s majority in India’s lower house, the Lok Sabha.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024
With apologies to Boy George, Meghan Patrick can be considered a charter member of a small new club of punctuation punks, the Comma Chameleons.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Sep. 2024
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David G.w. Birch, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
Whereas Ohtani is the charter member of the 50/50 club, ElAttrache could become the first surgeon in the four-for-four club.
—Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2024
Prime Minister Modi—a charter member of the populist-nationalist club who had weakened his country’s media, courts, and civil liberties—was expected to increase the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party’s majority in India’s lower house, the Lok Sabha.
—Francis Fukuyama, Foreign Affairs, 4 Sep. 2024
With apologies to Boy George, Meghan Patrick can be considered a charter member of a small new club of punctuation punks, the Comma Chameleons.
—Tom Roland, Billboard, 5 Sep. 2024
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“Charter member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/charter%20member. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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