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layout: module
title: Membership
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summary: Clear lines distinguish those who are members of the group from those who are not.
type: structure
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Membership is a means by which an organization or government determines its core constituency---and excludes non-members. Members enjoy some specific set of rights of governance and benefit that non-members do not enjoy. In state contexts, it is generally referred to as citizenship. In corporate contexts, it may correlate with stock [ownership](ownership.md). Systems of membership typically presume some means of identity management.

**Input:** identity management, set of membership rights and benefits

**Output:** enjoyment of rights and benefits by members

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