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presidents and members

member

nounoften attributive  mem·ber  \ ˈmem-bər \
a body part or organ: such as 
a limb 
b penis 
c a unit of structure in a plant body

one of the individuals composing a group
a person baptized or enrolled in a church

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

First Known Use: 14th century
in the meaning defined at sense 1

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