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: portion, element

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

/ ˈmɛmbə /

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

Member

²

/ ˈmɛmbə /

noun

1. short for Member of Parliament

2. short for Member of Congress

3. a member of some other legislative body

member

1. A quantity that belongs to a set.

2. The expression on either side of an equal sign.

Other Word Forms

• memberless adjective
• submember noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of member¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of member¹

C13: from Latin membrum limb, part

Example Sentences

In addition to Mr Mulford, we have identified three leading members of Infidels MC who also have senior roles at UGS's Gaza operation:

From BBC

Mr Lewis says he believes those who remained members of the fellowship until the end have been "trying to protect themselves and feather their own nests".

From BBC

The youth organization has its members sell the cookies to learn people skills and how to manage money.

From Los Angeles Times

However, Schiff, a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, placed a hold on Martin’s nomination, and it was ultimately withdrawn amid a lack of support from Republican senators.

From Los Angeles Times

The letter, whose existence was first reported by the Wall Street Journal in July, was shared with House members by Epstein’s estate.

From Salon

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