official membership

collocation in English

meaningsofofficialandmembership

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official
adjective
uk
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/us
/əˈfɪʃ.əl/
relating to a position ...
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membership
noun
uk
/ˈmem.bə.ʃɪp/us
/ˈmem.bɚ.ʃɪp/
the state of belonging to ...
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(Definition ofofficialandmembershipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofofficial membership

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These people are some 900,000 strong as compared with theofficialmembershipof 500,000.
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My officials are currently looking into whether, if the money can be found in that way, it would be possible for ourofficialmembershipto continue.
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As such it is not a political party withofficialmembershipor a fixed programme or even ideology.
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The fan club edition had a new cover and included a sticker and anofficialmembershipcard to the fan club.
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Membership is validated by anofficialmembershipcertificate and membership card.
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Since there is no formal registration process and noofficialmembershipcount has ever been taken, the exact membership statistics remain unknown.
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British political parties are not required to publishofficialmembershipfigures.
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However, only those who are publishers are counted in the religion'sofficialmembershipstatistics.
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There was a distinct gap betweenofficialmembershipfigures (as the largest union centre in terms of membership in the country at the time) and the number of genuine followers.
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The groups, despite generally held opinions, were not mobs of unorganized individuals bent on revenge of the moment, but usually well-organized, with charters defining their purposes andofficialmembershiplists.
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Neither initiation rituals norofficialmembershipinto a church organisation separate from one person's native identity are mandatory in order to be involved in religious activities.
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Officialmembershipnumbers are not available.
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