Definition of MEMBER. Meaning of MEMBER. Synonyms of MEMBER

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Definition of MEMBER

Member
Member Mem"ber, n. [OE. membre, F. membre, fr. L. membrum; cf. Goth. mimz flesh, Skr. mamsa.] 1. (Anat.) A part of an animal capable of performing a distinct office; an organ; a limb. We have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office. --Rom. xii. 4. 2. 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. Compression member, Tension member (Engin.), a member, as a rod, brace, etc., which is subjected to compression or tension, respectively.
Member
Member Mem"ber, v. t. [See Remember.] To remember; to cause to remember; to mention. [Obs.]

Meaning of MEMBER from wikipedia

- Look up member or membership in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Member may refer to: Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon Element...
- A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments...
- A member state is a state that is a member of an international organization or of a federation or confederation. Since the World Trade Organization (WTO)...
- 32 member states from Europe and North America. It was established at the signing of the North Atlantic Treaty on 4 April 1949. Of the 32 member countries...
- In United States politics, a ranking member is the most senior member of a congressional or state legislative committee from the minority party. On many...
- The European Union (EU) is a political and economic union of 27 member states that are party to the EU's founding treaties, and thereby subject to the...
- A member of the Senedd (MS; plural: MSs; Welsh: aelodau o'r Senedd; AS, plural: ASau) is a representative elected to the Senedd (Welsh Parliament; Welsh:...
- The member states of the United Nations comprise 193 sovereign states. The United Nations (UN) is the world's largest intergovernmental organization. All...
- A member of the Legislative ****embly (MLA) is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district (constituency) to the legislature of State...
- In the United Kingdom, a member of Parliament (MP) is an individual elected to serve in the House of Commons, the lower house of the Parliament of the...