<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>a person, animal, plant, group, etc., that is part of a society, party, community, taxon, or other body.</li><li>Government: a member of Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.</li><li>a member of the British Parliament, especially of the House of Commons.</li><li>any member of a legislative body.</li><li>a part or organ of an animal body; a limb, as a leg, arm, or wing.</li><li>Botany: a structural entity of a plant body.</li><li>the penis.</li><li>a constituent part of any structural or composite whole, as a subordinate architectural feature of a building.</li><li>Synonyms: portion, element</li><li>Mathematics: either side of an equation; an element of a set.</li><li>Geology: a stratigraphic unit recognized within a formation, and mapped as such.</li></ul><p><strong>Adjective</strong></p><ul><li>being a member of or having membership in an association, organization, etc.: member countries of the United Nations.</li></ul>