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member

[ mem-ber ]

noun

  1. a person, animal, plant, group, etc., that is part of a society, party, community, taxon, or other body.
  2. Government.
    1. a member of Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
    2. a member of the British Parliament, especially of the House of Commons.
    3. any member of a legislative body.
  3. a part or organ of an animal body; a limb, as a leg, arm, or wing.
  4. Botany. a structural entity of a plant body.
  5. the penis.
  6. a constituent part of any structural or composite whole, as a subordinate architectural feature of a building.

    Synonyms: ,

  7. Mathematics.
    1. either side of an equation.
    2. an element of a set.
  8. Geology. a stratigraphic unit recognized within a formation, and mapped as such.


adjective

  1. being a member of or having membership in an association, organization, etc.:

    member countries of the United Nations.

member

1

/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. a person who belongs to a club, political party, etc
  2. any individual plant or animal in a taxonomic group

    a member of the species

  3. any part of an animal body, such as a limb
  4. another word for penis
  5. any part of a plant, such as a petal, root, etc
  6. maths any individual object belonging to a set or logical class
  7. a distinct part of a whole, such as a proposition in a syllogism
  8. a component part of a building or construction
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Member

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/ ˈɛə /

noun

  1. a member of some other legislative body
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

member

  1. A quantity that belongs to a set.
  2. The expression on either side of an equal sign.
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ𳾲, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • b· adjective
  • ܲ·b noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of member1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English membre, from Old French, from Latin membrum
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Word History and Origins

Origin of member1

C13: from Latin membrum limb, part
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The perception has not been helped by comments made to the press by some members of the squad, leading to managing director Rob Key saying in March they need to "stop talking rubbish".

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“We meet people when they have lost a family member who was the sole provider. We meet people as they are receiving verbal eviction warnings from their landlord.”

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She has also been a cultural crusader against “woke” politics as a prominent member of California’s Republican Party for years.

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Wendt said that the State Library’s portion of the funds was directly supporting 34 staff members, in addition to covering programs including its free service to provide Braille books for blind people.

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Escobar, who had the highest union stipend among the board members, also made the most in overtime in 2022, city and tax records show.

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