Meanings
nounfounding member (plural founding members)
plural founding members
- USA member of an organization that was involved in, or whose membership commenced with, the organization's foundation.
The United Nations had 77 founding members.
Synonyms: charter member, founder member
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA member of an organization that was involved in, or whose membership commenced with, the organization's foundation.
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Catalan membre fundador
- membre fundadormember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Czech zakládající člen
- zakládající členmember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Danish stiftende medlem
- stiftende medlemmember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Dutch medeoprichter, stichtend lid
- medeoprichtermember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
- stichtend lidmember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Finnish perustajajäsen
- perustajajäsenmember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
French membre fondateur
- membre fondateurmember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
German Gründungsmitglied, Mitbegründer
- Gründungsmitgliedmember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
- Mitbegründermember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
- Mitbegründerinmember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Greek ιδρυτικό μέλος
- ιδρυτικό μέλος (idrytikó mélos)member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Hungarian alapító tag
- alapító tagmember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Icelandic stofnfélagi
- stofnfélagimember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Italian membro fondatore, socio fondatore
- membro fondatoremember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
- socio fondatoremember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Polish państwo założycielskie
- państwo założycielskiemember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Portuguese membro fundador
- membro fundadormember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Romanian membru fondator
- membru fondatormember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Russian член-учреди́тель
- член-учреди́тель (člen-učredítelʹ)member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Spanish miembro fundador
- miembro fundadormember of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder
Cite this entry
APA
founding member. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/founding%20member
MLA
“founding member.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/founding%20member. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “founding member,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/founding%20member.
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