member

[ mem-ber ]
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noun
  1. a person, animal, plant, group, etc., that is part of a society, party, community, taxon, or other body.

  2. Government.

    • a member of Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.

    • a member of the British Parliament, especially of the House of Commons.

    • any member of a legislative body.

  1. a part or organ of an animal body; a limb, as a leg, arm, or wing.

  2. Botany. a structural entity of a plant body.

  3. the penis.

  4. a constituent part of any structural or composite whole, as a subordinate architectural feature of a building.

  5. Mathematics.

    • either side of an equation.

    • an element of a set.

  6. 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.

Origin of member

1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English membre, from Old French, from Latin membrum

Other words for member

Other words from member

  • mem·ber·less, adjective
  • sub·mem·ber, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for member (1 of 2)

member

/ (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

  1. any part of an animal body, such as a limb

  2. another word for penis

  3. any part of a plant, such as a petal, root, etc

  4. maths any individual object belonging to a set or logical class

  5. a distinct part of a whole, such as a proposition in a syllogism

  6. a component part of a building or construction

Origin of member

1
C13: from Latin membrum limb, part

Derived forms of member

  • memberless, adjective

British Dictionary definitions for Member (2 of 2)

Member

/ (ˈmɛmbə) /


noun(sometimes not capital)
  1. a member of some other legislative body

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Scientific definitions for member

member

[ mĕmbər ]


  1. A quantity that belongs to a set.

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

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