often attributive
2
: one of the individuals composing a group
3
: a person baptized or enrolled in a church
4
: a part of a whole: such as
a
: a syntactic or rhythmic unit of a sentence : clause
b
: one of the propositions of a syllogism
c
: one of the elements of a set or class
d
: either of the equated elements in a mathematical equation
Synonyms
Examples of member in a Sentence
The club has 300 members.
She is a member of the House of Representatives.
She is a member of Parliament.
a member of the audience
This bird is a member of the finch family.
countries that are members of the United Nations
a horizontal member of a bridge
Recent Examples on the Web
The board members opted to bet on taking 30 days to work it out with Ellison.
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Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
The king and queen of Sweden were in attendance, though none of the band members were there.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
But, there's still good news for those who haven't moved up in the Sephora ranks yet: regardless of tier, all members can save 30 percent on the entire Sephora Collection.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
The pensive and mild-mannered member of the group, played by Jesse Eisenberg, is subordinate to its apparently senior member, portrayed by the co-director Nathan Zellner.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
In addition to teaching in Lakota, the educator is a school board member for the Loveland City School District in Loveland, Ohio, WXIX-TV reported.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
In the past few months, Israel has killed at least 18 members of the Quds Force, among them four senior commanders who were veterans of Middle East wars, according to Iranian media.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Brings Plenty's family members, including his uncle Moses Brings Plenty — a fellow actor who plays Mo on Yellowstone — had also reported Cole as a missing person and sought help finding him on social media.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
That interpretation of the law is strongly rejected by 145 Republican members of the House and Senate.
—USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
The king and queen of Sweden were in attendance, though none of the band members were there.
—Chloe Veltman, NPR, 6 Apr. 2024
But, there's still good news for those who haven't moved up in the Sephora ranks yet: regardless of tier, all members can save 30 percent on the entire Sephora Collection.
—Alexandra Domrongchai, Travel + Leisure, 6 Apr. 2024
The pensive and mild-mannered member of the group, played by Jesse Eisenberg, is subordinate to its apparently senior member, portrayed by the co-director Nathan Zellner.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2024
In addition to teaching in Lakota, the educator is a school board member for the Loveland City School District in Loveland, Ohio, WXIX-TV reported.
—Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2024
In the past few months, Israel has killed at least 18 members of the Quds Force, among them four senior commanders who were veterans of Middle East wars, according to Iranian media.
—Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
Brings Plenty's family members, including his uncle Moses Brings Plenty — a fellow actor who plays Mo on Yellowstone — had also reported Cole as a missing person and sought help finding him on social media.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 5 Apr. 2024
That interpretation of the law is strongly rejected by 145 Republican members of the House and Senate.
—USA TODAY, 25 Mar. 2024
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“Member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/member. Accessed 17 Apr. 2024.
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member
noun
mem·ber
ˈmem-bər 
1
: a part (as an arm, leg, leaf, or branch) of an animal or plant
2
: one of the individuals or units of a group or organization
a club member
3
: a part of a whole and especially of a structure
a horizontal member of a bridge
4
a
: the whole expression on one side or the other of a mathematical equation or inequality
b
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