founding member

English

Noun

founding member (plural founding members)

1. (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

member of an organization that was involved in the organization's foundation — see also cofounder

• Catalan: membre fundador m
• Czech: zakládající člen m
• Danish: stiftende medlem c
• Dutch: medeoprichter (nl) m, stichtend lid n
• Finnish: perustajajäsen
• French: membre fondateur m
• German: Gründungsmitglied (de) n, Mitbegründer (de) m
• Greek: ιδρυτικό μέλος n (idrytikó mélos)
• Hungarian: alapító tag (hu)
• Icelandic: stofnfélagi m
• Italian: membro fondatore m, socio fondatore m
• Polish: państwo założycielskie n
• Portuguese: membro fundador m
• Romanian: membru fondator m
• Russian: член-учреди́тель (ru) m (člen-učredítelʹ)
• Spanish: miembro fundador m

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.