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private member
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
private member
(noun)
private member's bill
(noun)
private member
noun
plural
private members
private member
noun
plural
private members
Britannica Dictionary definition of PRIVATE MEMBER
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British
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a member of the British House of Commons who is not a minister in the government
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