charter member
Example Sentences
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It was only a matter of time before Diogenes, a charter member of the Cynic movement that began in the fourth century B.C., got his turn.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Of course, Benmont Tench III is most well-known for being the guy sitting over Tom Petty’s right shoulder as a charter member of the Heartbreakers, rocking away at the Hammond B3 organ.
From Salon ● May 27, 2025
In the ACC, where UNC is a charter member, Florida State and Clemson are engaged in a legal fight to leave the conference and explore lucrative moves elsewhere.
From Seattle Times ● May 16, 2024
His supporters included charter member and jazz giant Nat King Cole.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 22, 2024
Adams was fully prepared to include Jefferson as a charter member of the natural aristocracy that made and then secured the American Revolution.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
