Member of Parliament
3
3.7
- noun
- /ˈmɛmbər əv ˈpɑːrlɪmənt/
- UK
:
miembro del Parlamento
- The Conservative Member of Parliament was well known for her outspoken views and popular social media presence.
- former Member of Parliament
If there had been no Iraq war, I might still be the member of Parliament for Glasgow Kelvin.
- If there had been no Iraq war, I might still be the member of Parliament for Glasgow Kelvin.
- It is a form of instant Question Time, but one whereby absolutely any Member of Parliament can assume centre stage.
- There's a guy, there's a Conservative member of Parliament, northern fella, He was Labour, he was a coal miner.
- I've spoken to one of the British members of Parliament for Labour as champion and and she was punished when she spoke about these.
- We would still want humans at least in the symbolic role of being the Prime Minister, the the member of parliament, whatever the president.
- So much so that today members of Parliament in Britain used to be IRA brigade commanders in Northern Ireland.
Examples
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The Prime Minister, for example, is a Member of Parliament.
Blog text (16) -
UK Member of Parliament John Hemming tables a motion in support of this petition:
Blog text (6) -
Now these are committees composed of Members of Parliament on both sides of the House.
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You can't just get rid of Members of Parliament like that.
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She's a Member of Parliament?
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Barry Campbell served as a Member of Parliament of Canada from 1993 to 1997.
Academic text (1998) -
The Honorable Lady, the Member of Parliament for Finchley!
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Jekyll was also a Member of Parliament and the king's Privy Council.
Academic text (2007) -
The UK's Conservative Party has a new co-chair, The Right Honourable Grant Shapps, Member of Parliament for Welwyn Hatfield.
Blog text (16) -
Barry Campbell served as a Member of Parliament for Canada from 1993 to 1997.
Synonyms
180
5.5
A person who makes laws as a member of a government group
8
7.3
A person elected to a parliament, such as the House of Commons
6
7.0
A person elected to represent an area in a parliament or council
How Powerful
216
2.3
- UK
12
5.0
- UK
3
3.7
∞
2.9
∞
1.7
- US
5
3.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
member + of + parliament
The meaning 'an elected member of Parliament' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'member' (a person in a group) with 'of' (indicating belonging/association) and 'parliament' (a legislative body). This is a straightforward compositional construction that is common across languages (e.g., Spanish 'miembro del parlamento'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituent words would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Member of Parliament comes from the simple idea of a member, a person 'chosen', of Parliament, the big meeting where people speak and make laws. So, it means 'an elected' person who represents the people from an area in Parliament.