original members
First to join
Original members are the people who were part of a group from its founding or earliest formation, as distinguished from those who joined later.
The phrase typically applies to bands, organizations, or teams: Only two original members remain in the lineup.
Original member status often carries special prestige or authority within a group.
- foundingCreating an organization originally
- founding fathersMale originators of institutions
- charterFounding organizational document
- pioneerEarly explorer or settler
- coreCentral essential portion
inner circle · initial · first · day one · lineup · roster · band · ensemble · creators · cofounders · beginners · veterans · hall of fame · alumni · classic · legacy · genesis · inception
- foundersfounders, founder, co-founders, cofounders, co-founder
- UN foundingUnited Nations, UN Charter, United Nations Charter, signatories, 1945
original membersfill-ins
Temporary substitute workers
stand-ins · impostors · Johnny-come-latelies · pretenders · interlopers
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