member

member
mem|ber [ `membər ] noun count ***
1. ) someone who belongs to a group or an organization:
a trade union member
Members have to pay an annual subscription.
member of: She was the only member of the family who visited him.
a ) a country, organization, etc. that belongs to a group:
member of: a meeting of members of NATO
member state: The law applies equally in all member states.
b ) a plant or animal that belongs to a particular group of plants or animals:
members of the cat family
2. ) BRITISH a MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT
3. ) HUMOROUS a man's PENIS
4. ) OLD-FASHIONED an arm or a leg

Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.

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