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Member Local Noun Bre ˈmembə(R ˈmembər Staff/Society/The Family

Word member
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / ˈmembə(r) / NAmE / ˈmembər /
Example
  • a member of staff/society/the family
  • characteristics common to all members of the species
  • party/union members
  • a meeting of member countries/states
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member

(noun)BrE / ˈmembə(r) / NAmE / ˈmembər /
  1. a person, an animal or a plant that belongs to a particular group
    • a member of staff/society/the family
    • characteristics common to all members of the species
  2. a person, a country or an organization that has joined a particular group, club or team
    • see also service member
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/service-member
    • party/union members
    • a meeting of member countries/states
    • How much does it cost to become a member?
    • an active member of the local church
    • a founder member of the conservation group
    • Little is known about the third member of the band.
  3. a part of the body, especially an arm or a leg
  4. a penis. People say ‘member’ to avoid saying ‘penis’.
  5. (in Britain) a Member of Parliament
    • see also private member
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/private-member
    • the Hon. Member for Brent North

    Extra Examples

    • 10% of club members participated in this year’s election.
    • All members of staff will receive a bonus.
    • Audience members voted on their favorite presentations.
    • Biographies are available for the cast members.
    • Future plans will depend on member participation and input in the coming months.
    • He was a paid-up member of the Communist Party.
    • I’ve become a member of our local sports club.
    • She had now become a regular member of the cast of singers.
    • She’s an active member of her local church.
    • Subscriptions are cheaper for individual members.
    • They were card-carrying members of the Party.
    • WTO members approved the plan.
    • We must recruit new members to survive.
    • a life member of the Red Cross
    • a minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee
    • my good friend and fellow member of the council
    • the five permanent members of the UN Security Council
    • the member churches of the Baptist Union
    • the surviving members of the band
    • ‘I am grateful to the honourable member for his kind remarks.’
    • In 1956, he returned to Parliament as member for Hampstead.
    • The letter was signed by a number of Labour MPs, including the member for Warrington North.

    Word Origin

    • Middle English: via Old French from Latin membrum ‘limb’.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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