often attributive
1
: one of the individuals composing a group
a club/committee/team member
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
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
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CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Family members set up a GoFundMe page for the couple's children and have raised more than $150,000.
—Samira Asma-Sadeque, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026
Sutton Smith, 5-9 and 185 pounds, was a member of Silverfield's 2022 recruiting class at Memphis out of Walton High School in Powder Springs, Ga.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Jan. 2026
The lawmakers were briefed by top members of the president’s cabinet, including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Attorney General Pam Bondi and CIA Director John Ratcliffe.
—Garrett Downs, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/member. Accessed 6 Jan. 2026.
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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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