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noun ADJ. key, leading, powerful, prominent | junior, senior | long-serving, long-standing, long-time | board, club, committee, crew, family, group, party, staff, team, union | individual Subscriptions are cheaper for individual members. | founder | active, enthusiastic She's an active member of her local church. | honorary | full | associate | life a life member of the Red Cross | paid-up He was a paid-up member of the Communist Party. VERB + MEMBER become | resign as MEMBER + VERB join sth | resign MEMBER + NOUN country, nation, state PHRASES a member of staff All members of staff will receive a pay rise. PREP. ~ of I've become a member of our local sports club.
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member
verbs
be a member of something
• Lisa is a member of the hockey team.
become a member
• Germany became a member of N.A.T.O. in 1954.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + member
a committee/staff/family etc member
• Close friendships developed between crew members on the ship.
a leading member
(= an important member )
• a discussion between leading members of the profession
a senior/junior member
(= with a higher or lower rank )
• A senior member of the government has resigned.
an active member
(= one who takes part in many activities of an organization )
• She was an active member of the church.
a founder member
(= one who helped start an organization )
• He was a founder member of the African National Congress.
a staff member
• He became a staff member of the Institute in 2002.
a full member
(= one who has all the possible rights of a member )
• At that time, women were not allowed to be full members of the club.
an associate member
(= one who has fewer rights than a full member )
• Turkey is an associate member of the European Union.
a card-carrying member
( also a paid-up member British English ) (= an official member of an organization )
• She was a card-carrying member of the Communist Party.
a life member
(= one who has paid to be a member for their whole life )
• a life member of the Royal Academy of Artists
an honorary member
(= one who has been given membership as an honour )
• He was made an honorary member of the Botanical Society.
phrases
a member of a committee/of staff etc
• All members of staff attend regular training sessions.
a member of the public
• Members of the public were invited to put forward suggestions.
a member of society
(= a citizen )
• We want our children to become productive members of society.
member + NOUN
a member state/country/nation
(= a country that belongs to an international organization )
• the member states of the European Union
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