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
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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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Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Both father and son were found dead, casualties of a fire that raced along at the speed of a hurricane, beyond the reach of first responders, health care providers, and family members.
—Josh Klein, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Here, members of a West German Navy vessel hand over a jar of vaccine to the U.S. transport ship General Patch for 134 people sick with flu.
—Alexandra M. Lord, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
Steven Nelson, who spent the first four of his nine NFL seasons with the Chiefs, came out of retirement and returned to the team in December as a member of Kansas City’s practice squad.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Member.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/member. Accessed 13 Feb. 2025.
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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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