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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
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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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More than 8,000 Italian police of different branches were out in force, as well as firefighters, medics, canine unit handlers, volunteers, members of the armed forces and even park guards.

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Current Executive Director Steve Toma has received some of the criticism for this move, as has all the members of the executive board.

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Some loyalists are heartened there are still members willing to knock on doors.

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Southend-on-Sea City Council's Labour cabinet member for culture, tourism and business - Matt Dent - added his comment under more than 600 others on the petition, expressing concern.

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The team logged 1,400 hours of observation across the two species, focusing on how individuals reacted to a group member who had experienced distress, such as a fight.

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