founding member

noun

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

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Maine is also a founding member of Young Money APAA Sports Agency, which recently signed 2024 Heisman Trophy winner Travis Hunter. Katcy Stephan, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025 As a semi-autonomous territory of Denmark, Greenland is protected under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), an alliance of which the U.S. remains a founding member of ... at least for now. Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 29 Mar. 2025 While managing an apartment house, a friend persuaded him to audition for a role in a local play, and Arndt became a founding member of the Intiman Theatre, which opened in 1972. Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 29 Mar. 2025 He was joined in the studio by Stragglers founding member Grant Tracy on bass and Nick Gedra playing fiddle and mandolin. Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2025 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 15 Apr. 2025.

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