member
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a person, animal, plant, group, etc., that is part of a society, party, community, taxon, or other body.
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Government.
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a member of Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
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a member of the British Parliament, especially of the House of Commons.
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any member of a legislative body.
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a part or organ of an animal body; a limb, as a leg, arm, or wing.
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Botany. a structural entity of a plant body.
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the penis.
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a constituent part of any structural or composite whole, as a subordinate architectural feature of a building.
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Mathematics.
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either side of an equation.
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an element of a set.
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Geology. a stratigraphic unit recognized within a formation, and mapped as such.
adjective
noun
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short for Member of Parliament
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short for Member of Congress
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a member of some other legislative body
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a person who belongs to a club, political party, etc
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any individual plant or animal in a taxonomic group
a member of the species
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any part of an animal body, such as a limb
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another word for penis
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any part of a plant, such as a petal, root, etc
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maths any individual object belonging to a set or logical class
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a distinct part of a whole, such as a proposition in a syllogism
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a component part of a building or construction
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A quantity that belongs to a set.
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The expression on either side of an equal sign.
Other Word Forms
- memberless adjective
- submember noun
Etymology
Origin of member
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English membre, from Old French, from Latin membrum
Example Sentences
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But the celebrations in one Tehran neighborhood were also furtive and short lived to avoid riot police or members of the Basij, a voluntary auxiliary force with the Revolutionary Guards.
From Los Angeles Times
Mr. Kaufman is a member of the Journal’s editorial board and a co-author of “In the War Room: The Inside Story of Israel’s Fight Against Hamas and the Iranian Axis,” forthcoming in September.
"Here its just material damage, money can fix it all. There, money can't fix life", he said, sparing a thought for the members of his community who lost relatives.
From Barron's
More than 30 staff members signed up for accredited training sessions on administering the new products later this year.
Second, you need to have observed your team members enough to have an accurate understanding of who to approach: the whole team, one person whom you can trust, or the boss?
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