charter member

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A charter member of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, the nation exuded affluence and excess — though the wealth was mostly channeled to domestic elites and foreign oil companies, not the impoverished majority.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Under the draft charter, member states could serve three-year terms.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 2026

Of course, Benmont Tench III is most well-known for being the guy sitting over Tom Petty’s right shoulder as a charter member of the Heartbreakers, rocking away at the Hammond B3 organ.

From Salon • May 27, 2025

Washington was a charter member of the Pacific Coast Conference in 1916, the organization that eventually became the Pac-8, then 10, then 12.

From Washington Times • Aug. 4, 2023

“I believe you know my friend and charter member of the Loyal Order of the Stone Bone, Mr. Borlock.”

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli