formal membership

collocation in English

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formal
adjective
uk
/ˈfɔː.məl/us
/ˈfɔːr.məl/
public ...
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membership
noun
uk
/ˈmem.bə.ʃɪp/us
/ˈmem.bɚ.ʃɪp/
the state of belonging to ...
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(Definition offormalandmembershipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofformal membership

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Until the late 1940s, only men were allowedformalmembershipin these ethnic-political associations.
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From time to time the committee holds conferences, for which there is noformalmembership.
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Theformalmembershiprequirements must, of course, be met, and reforms need to be carried out.
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There is noformalmembership, but those who attend regularly are expected to strictly adhere to the standards taught by leaders in the movement.
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Other traditional interest groups have well-established organizational structures andformalmembership rules, and their primary orientation is toward influencing government and the policy process.
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These were women's groups that had applied for and gainedformalmembership, the number of groups allowed to become members was limited to fifty.
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Though there is noformalmembershipmechanism, to date, hundreds have registered to receive email updates.
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We do not have aformalmembershipstructure - anyone who supports the political statement on our website can become a part of the network.
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Can salvation be found outside offormalmembershipin a given faith community, and what constitutes membership?
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This action is usually framed byformalmembershipand form (institutional rules).
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As a matter of agreed principle it had noformalmembershipand no written constitution.
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There was initially noformalmembership, but during the 1930s they were known to have had a membership secretary.
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Formalmembershipis no longer required.
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