founding member

== English == === Noun === founding member (plural founding members) (US) A member of an organization that was involved in, or whose membership commenced with, the organization's foundation. Synonyms: charter member, (UK) founder member The United Nations had 77 founding members. ==== Related terms ==== founding father founding mother ==== Translations ==== ==== Further reading ==== “founding member”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present. “founding member”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present. “founding member”, in Collins English Dictionary.