member

member
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ elite, high-ranking, influential, key, leading, powerful, prominent
▪ ranking (AmE), senior
▪ junior, rank-and-file
▪ long-serving, long-standing, long-time
▪ gang, group, team
▪ band, orchestra
▪ crew, faculty (esp. AmE), staff
▪ club, fraternity (AmE), sorority (AmE)
▪ cabinet (esp. BrE), council, party
▪ audience, cast
▪

Biographies are available for the cast members.

▪ class
▪ guild, union
▪ board, commission, committee, jury, panel
▪ church, cult
▪ family, household
▪ clan, community, tribal
▪ military, service (= member of the armed services) (both AmE)
▪ individual
▪

Subscriptions are cheaper for individual members.

▪ charter (AmE), founder, founding, original
▪ fellow
▪

my good friend and fellow member of the council

▪ active, enthusiastic
▪

She's an active member of her local church.

▪ loyal, respected, valued
▪ honorary
▪ elected
▪ full
▪ associate
▪ life
▪

a life member of the Red Cross

▪ permanent
▪

the five permanent members of the UN Security Council

▪ regular
▪

She had now become a regular member of the cast of singers.

▪ former, retired
▪ potential, prospective
▪ remaining, surviving
▪

the surviving members of the band

▪ card-carrying, dues-paying (AmE), paid-up
▪

They were card-carrying members of the Party.

▪

He was a paid-up member of the Communist Party.

▪ full-time, part-time
▪ female, male
▪ minority (AmE)
▪

a minority member of the Senate Judiciary Committee

VERB + MEMBER
▪ become
▪ recruit
▪

We must recruit new members to survive.

▪ nominate
▪ elect
▪ appoint
MEMBER + VERB
▪ join sth
▪ resign
▪ attend sth, participate in sth
▪

10% of club members participated in this year's election.

▪ vote
▪

Audience members voted on their favorite presentations.

▪ approve sth
▪

WTO members approved the plan.

MEMBER + NOUN
▪ country, nation, state
▪ company, institution, organization
▪ church (esp. AmE)
▪

the member churches of the Baptist Union

▪ participation
▪

Future plans will depend on member participation and input in the coming months.

PREPOSITION
▪ member of
▪

I've become a member of our local sports club.

PHRASES
▪ a member of staff
▪

All members of staff will receive a bonus.


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