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membership
verbs
apply for membership
(= officially ask to be a member )
• To apply for membership, simply return the attached form.
renew your membership
(= become a member again for another period of time )
• Please renew your membership by January 15.
terminate somebody's membership
(= stop someone being a member )
• His membership was terminated for 'unprofessional conduct'.
be granted membership
(= be accepted as a member )
• Montenegro was granted membership of the UN in 2006.
be refused membership
(= not be accepted as a member )
• She was refused membership of the club because she was a woman.
somebody's membership expires/lapses
(= it comes to an end )
• We will send you a letter when your membership is about to expire.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + membership
gym/union/party etc membership
(= membership of a particular group )
• How much do you pay for your gym membership?
full membership
(= with all the rights that are allowed to members )
• Poland was eager to gain full membership in the European Union.
associate membership
(= with only some of the rights allowed to members )
• In the early 1990s, the Soviet Union was offered associate membership of the International Monetary Fund.
honorary membership
(= having been given membership as an honor )
• His work won him honorary membership of the London Medical Society.
membership + NOUN
membership card
• You will need a valid membership card to enter the Sports Centre.
a membership fee
( also membership dues ) (= money you must pay to become a member )
• The current annual membership fee is £20.
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noun ADJ. associate, corporate, full, honorary, temporary | club, party, union to apply for union membership VERB + MEMBERSHIP apply for | renew | grant sb | resign He has resigned his membership of the club. MEMBERSHIP + NOUN fee
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