What does member mean?

Definitions for member
ˈmɛm bərmem·ber

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. member, fellow membernoun

    one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)

    "only members will be admitted"; "a member of the faculty"; "she was introduced to all the members of his family"

  2. membernoun

    anything that belongs to a set or class

    "snakes are members of the class Reptilia"; "members of the opposite sex"

  3. extremity, appendage, membernoun

    an external body part that projects from the body

    "it is important to keep the extremities warm"

  4. membernoun

    an organization that is a member of another organization (especially a state that belongs to a group of nations)

    "the library was a member of the interlibrary loan association"; "Canada is a member of the United Nations"

  5. penis, phallus, membernoun

    the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)

GCIDE

  1. Membernoun

    Hence: A part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body; as: (a) A part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse. (b) (Math.) Either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of equality. (c) (Engin.) Any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss. (d) (Arch.) Any part of a building, whether constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding, or group of moldings. (e) One of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an association; as, a member of the society of Friends. (f) (Math.) one of the elements which, taken together, comprise a set. (g) (Math.) one of the individual objects which comprise a group or class.

Wiktionary

  1. membernoun

    One who officially belongs to a group.

  2. membernoun

    A limb.

  3. membernoun

    The penis.

  4. membernoun

    One of the propositions making up a syllogism.

  5. membernoun

    An element of a set.

  6. membernoun

    In object-oriented programming, a function or piece of data associated with each separate instance of a class.

  7. Etymology: From membre, from membre, from membrum, from memso-. Akin to *, menus.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Membernoun

    Etymology: membre, French; membrum, Latin.

    The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Jam. iii. 5.

    Where the respondent limits or distinguishes any proposition, the opponent must prove his own proposition according to that member of the distinction in which the respondent denied it. Isaac Watts, Improvement of the Mind.

    In poetry as in architecture, not only the whole but the principal members, and every part of them, should be great. Joseph Addison, Spect. №. 267.

    My going to demand justice upon the five members, my enemies loaded with obloquies. Charles I .

    Mean as I am, yet have the Muses made
    Me free, a member of the tuneful trade. Dryden.

    Sienna is adorned with many towers of brick, which, in the time of the commonwealth, were erected to such of the members as had done any considerable service to their country. Joseph Addison, on Italy.

ChatGPT

  1. member

    A member is an individual who is part of a group, organization, or a system because they have fulfilled specific requirements or agreed to certain rules or criteria. These may include organizations such as clubs, teams, societies, or associations. In a broader context, it can also refer to elements or components that make up a set or a system in mathematics or science.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Memberverb

    to remember; to cause to remember; to mention

  2. Membernoun

    a part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb

  3. Membernoun

    hence, a part of a whole; an independent constituent of a body

  4. Membernoun

    a part of a discourse or of a period or sentence; a clause; a part of a verse

  5. Membernoun

    either of the two parts of an algebraic equation, connected by the sign of equality

  6. Membernoun

    any essential part, as a post, tie rod, strut, etc., of a framed structure, as a bridge truss

  7. Membernoun

    any part of a building, whether constructional, as a pier, column, lintel, or the like, or decorative, as a molding, or group of moldings

  8. Membernoun

    one of the persons composing a society, community, or the like; an individual forming part of an association; as, a member of the society of Friends

  9. Etymology: [See Remember.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Member

    mem′bėr, n. an integral part of a whole, esp. a limb of an animal: a clause: one of a society: a representative in a legislative body.—adj. Mem′bered, having limbs.—n. Mem′bership, the state of being a member or one of a society: the members of a body regarded as a whole.—adj. Mem′bral, pertaining to the limbs rather than the trunk. Member of Parliament, a member of the House of Commons, M.P. [Fr. membre—L. membrum.]

Editors Contribution

  1. membernoun

    A memoir person scholared individually as an asset belonging to a group or organization.

    I am devoted to being a member of definition.net.

    Etymology: Alumni


    Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on October 5, 2023  


  2. member

    A person who participates or joins a group.

    The local government member was efficient, effective and worked in unity with the people.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 8, 2020  

Entomology

  1. Member

    any one of the external appendages.

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British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'member' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #537

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'member' in Written Corpus Frequency: #930

  3. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'member' in Nouns Frequency: #32

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of member in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of member in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of member in a Sentence

  1. Abbot James Wiseman Day:

    In a nutshell I think Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton clearly recognized that to be a faithful member of the church, it includes and even requires being concerned with issues that go beyond the church door, it's not only possible, but also proper, for a Catholic or a member of any other religious tradition to be concerned with justice, peace in the world, understanding of other faiths and concern for the environment. [Pope Francis] is putting on record that what he’s doing is not all that new.

  2. Ben Cardin:

    Every member of this body agrees that Iran needs to respond to these issues.

  3. Rutgers University:

    If I’m a Ku Klux Klan member, and I’m going to burn a cross on a vacant lot, that’s a constitutionally protected right, you put that cross on my front yard, and you light it, that is not constitutionally protected. That’s harassment. It’s an exception to the First Amendment.

  4. Kevin McCarthy:

    Paul Gosar didn't see it before it posted. It was not Paul Gosar intent to show any harm, what I said to conference was( we) can not accept any action or showing of a violence to another member.

  5. Saul Anuzis:

    He's a hyper-fast moving type of guy, when he sits across from you and says,' I'm making a commitment and I'm asking you to make a commitment,' -- he's not benefiting from it financially or politically in any way -- I think that's a pretty powerful selling tool to have.' Keep the Promises This summer, Toby Neugebauer stepped back from day-to-day operations and was replaced primarily by David Barton, a Texas operative with deep ties to the nation's pastors. Tom Patrick, Tom Patrick, said Tom Patrick hadn't heard from Toby Neugebauer in months. Like David Barton, the three groups tied to the three anchor families all have religious tones. Keep the Promise III, backed solely by $ 15 million from Texas fracking giants Farris and Dan Wilks, is breaking through in digital organizing via Promise III Reigniting the Promise project, with a months-old Facebook page that has quickly earned more than 350,000 likes. Conservative Solutions Project is advised by Jon Francis, a Dan Wilks family member and the manager of their philanthropic giving, along with a coterie of anti-abortion activists from a group called Online for Life, who have no prior experience in partisan politics. Keep the Promise I, funded by Long Island billionaire Robert Mercer and helmed by Kellyanne Conway, a well-regarded GOP political operative, is focusing a $ 1 million radio campaign on Christian channels in Iowa, where Ted Cruz is increasingly polling well. The $ 11 million group is also diversifying its portfolio and hiring organizers in the states. Steve King, an Iowa political operative and son of powerful Rep. Steve King, is leading a growing field team in the Hawkeye State, and there are plans to staff up in South Carolina as well to supplement the official campaign field team -- which South Carolina's bumping into on the trail.

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