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  Private Member

  noun

  a member of a legislative body, especially of the House of Commons, who has no special duties and is not a member of the ministry.
• private member
  private member

  noun

  a member of a legislative assembly, such as the House of Commons, not having an appointment in the government

Private Member

American  

noun

1. (sometimes lowercase) a member of a legislative body, especially of the House of Commons, who has no special duties and is not a member of the ministry.

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private member British  

noun

1. a member of a legislative assembly, such as the House of Commons, not having an appointment in the government

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Etymology

Origin of Private Member

First recorded in 1600–10

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Example Sentences

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Private Member private member

I pity you, my dear Mr. Private Member, From the bottom of a bottomless heart.

From Outlook Odes by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland

I pity you, my dear Mr. Private Member, I do really.

From Outlook Odes by T. W. H. (Thomas William Hodgson) Crosland

The project will feature a brand-new 18-hole course with practice facilities, a performance center, a clubhouse, and private member cottages.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 11, 2026

A spokeswoman for Mr. Hoyer said his office does not comment on private member conversations.

From New York Times ● Sep. 24, 2021

“We had the extra space so we went really super high end with a private member gym,” explains Morton, who is working with powerhouse trainers Jay Glazer and Chuck Liddel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 25, 2014

We have seen private member schemes closing to new members and existing members wholesale over the last few years.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2013

The Rabbit Act, passed on the initiative of a private member, Mr. E. J. Stevens, was the forerunner of several measures having for their object the extermination of this national pest.

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland

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