founding member

noun

: an original member of a group (such as a club or corporation)

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Tobey is a founding member of the United Nation's AI Law & Justice Institute and has helped defend the first litigations involving AI hallucinations. Lauren Giella, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 Ahmed is a staunch advocate for the right to read, and a founding member of the Authors Against Book Bans coalition. Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 14 May 2025 At his point, only founding member, keyboardist and singer Bill Payne, is in the band’s current lineup (along with two others, bassist Kenny Gradney and percussionist Sam Clayton, who joined a few years in). David Browne, Rolling Stone, 12 May 2025 The musicians, who began dating in 2019, welcomed their first son, RZA (named after the Wu Tang Clan founding member), in May 2022. Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for founding member

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“Founding member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/founding%20member. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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