MEMBERSHIP

[noun]Membership is the state of belonging to an organization.You have to apply for membership (UK) of/(US) in the sports club. [U]I've taken out a year's membership (= paid to become a member for one year). [U]After the scandal he resigned all his memberships (= stopped being a member of all the groups to which he belonged). [C]When you join the club, you have to pay a membership fee and you will be given a membership card.Annual membership (= the amount you have to pay to join a particular organization) is £25. [U]The society has a very large membership (= number of members).A membership is all the people who belong to an organization.Our membership is/are divided on the issue.