spec. A person elected to represent fellow citizens in a deliberative or legislative body. Now historical.
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| 释义 | society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > English or British parliament > [noun] > Member of Parliament > other types of member (12) burgessc1425 spec. A person elected to represent fellow citizens in a deliberative or legislative body. Now historical. private member1606 A member of a legislative body, now esp. the House of Commons in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries, who does not hold government… recruiter1648 British History. During the 17th cent.: any member of Parliament appointed or elected when depleted numbers needed augmenting. Now historical. university member1774 a member of the House of Commons representing a university or group of universities and elected by all graduates of the university or universities… unofficial member1822 a member of a legislative body who does not hold government office, esp. (in later use) in the British Empire or the Commonwealth; cf. private member… labour member1871 Labour-Liberal1890 (in early use) of or relating to members of the labour movement acting in association with the Liberal Party; (later) of or relating to the Labour… service member1890 (a) British a Member of Parliament who also serves in the armed forces (now rare); (b) originally and chiefly U.S. a person serving in the armed… front-bencher1907 an occupant of a front bench, a leading member of the Government or Opposition. back-bencher1910 a member who occupies a seat on the back benches on either side of the house. shire-member1910 a representative of a shire in Parliament. Subcategories:— position of member for borough (1) |
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