senior member
Longest-serving person here
A senior member is someone who has been part of an organization or group for a long time, or who holds a position of authority within it.
Seniority may come from years of service, rank, or both: As the senior member of the committee, she spoke first.
The term appears in legislative bodies, law firms, clubs, and professional associations.
- elderSenior figure of authority
- elder statesmanExperienced, respected political veteran
- veteranExperienced former soldier
- patriarchMale head of family
- matriarchFemale family leader
old guard · dean · founder · emeritus · tenure · years of service · ranking · distinguished · esteemed · respected · mentor · advisor · chairperson · partner · fellow · corner office · board · retirement
- membersRotarian, Jaycee, Freemason, Mason, Shriner
- eldersgrandfather, grandmother, grandparent, grandma, grandparents
- board rolesboard chair, board president, chair, chairman, chairperson
- forum rolesadmin, administrator, moderator, mod, user
- membership statusactive, inactive, pending, expired, lapsed
- team rolesteam lead, captain, healer, goalkeeper, vice captain
senior memberjunior member
Lower-ranked group participant
newcomer · rookie · new recruit · newbie · greenhorn
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