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

/ mĕm′bər /

1. A quantity that belongs to a set.
2. The expression on either side of an equal sign.

Derived Forms

• ˈmemberless, adjective

Other Words From

• member·less adjective
• sub·member 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

Union members authorized the strike with 99% of members voting in support just weeks after filing formal charges with the state’s Public Employment Relations Board alleging bad faith bargaining.

From Los Angeles Times

Smyth, a barrister and senior member of a Christian charity, was accused of attacking dozens of boys, including those he met in the UK in the 1970s and 1980s.

From BBC

She said some crew members told her not to film them on the closed set, in case, she said, it was discovered they had worked on Rust "and I might never get a job again".

From BBC

Likewise, members of the massive 1D group on Reddit reminded members that “memorials are for fans, funerals are for family” and discouraged them from approaching the pop stars and mourners.

From Los Angeles Times

“We can not solve the housing crisis by driving construction workers into poverty,” carpenter Nicolas Reyes told committee members.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• male sex organ
• penis
• phallus