{
    "term": "membership",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the state of being a member of a group, a club, an organization, etc.",
            "sensetop": "membership of somethingmembership in something",
            "labels": "(British English)(North American English)",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Who is eligible to apply for membership of the association?",
                    "contextForm": "membership of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "membership in the association",
                    "contextForm": "membership in something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Memberships are available on a monthly or yearly basis."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a **membership card/fee**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He has resigned his membership of the club."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She has held membership in the club since the late 1950s."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was denied membership in the fine arts club."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["associate", "corporate", "full"],
                "verb + membership": ["apply for", "seek", "claim"],
                "membership + noun": ["dues", "fee", "card"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "the members, or the number of members, of a group, a club, an organization, etc.",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The membership has/have not yet voted."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The club has a membership of more than 500."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He hopes to increase membership and attract new funding."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Our membership base spanned every age."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The general membership had called for her to step down."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They restricted their membership to those of direct German descent."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["associate", "corporate", "full"],
                "verb + membership": ["apply for", "seek", "claim"],
                "membership + noun": ["dues", "fee", "card"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmembəʃɪp/",
                "audio": "me/membership/membership__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈmembərʃɪp/",
                "audio": "me/membership/membership__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}