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

Homeboy is already “the largest gang intervention rehab reentry program on the planet,” Boyle said, with 500 trainees at a time working with 300 staff members, most of whom have completed the rehabilitation program themselves.

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The move came after Israeli air strikes targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar's capital Doha on 9 September, leaving several lower-level members of the Palestinian group dead, along with a Qatari security official.

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Several board members, including John Williams, Mary Daly and Chris Waller, have signaled that they want to cut rates even further.

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Law-enforcement officials told members of the public to avoid the area to allow emergency personnel to do their work.

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Greenland, along with the Faroe Islands, forms part of the Kingdom of Denmark, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization member.

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