(in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) a member of a parliament who is not a minister or does not hold government office.
（英国、加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰）无公职议员
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Work is underway to prepare for the moving of a private member's motion in Parliament that is intended to activate law reform in this context.
Last November she tabled her own private member's legislation aimed at tackling this problem.
The Legislative Council last night defeated a private member's motion to reject the report on political reform.
Not until 1912 did a private member of Parliament introduce a bill that would allow women to become solicitors.
Several attempts were made during the 1970s and 1980s to achieve this, both by government and by private members, but all failed, for a variety of reasons.
A private member is any MP other than the Speaker, a minister or a parliamentary secretary.
I said Mr Kavanagh would be a private member of the public with no connection to the council.
Definition of private member in US English:
private member
nounˈpraɪvɪt ˈmɛmbərˈprīvit ˈmembər
(in the UK, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand) a member of a parliament who is not a minister or does not hold government office.
（英国、加拿大、澳大利亚和新西兰）无公职议员
Example sentencesExamples
Not until 1912 did a private member of Parliament introduce a bill that would allow women to become solicitors.
Several attempts were made during the 1970s and 1980s to achieve this, both by government and by private members, but all failed, for a variety of reasons.
The Legislative Council last night defeated a private member's motion to reject the report on political reform.
A private member is any MP other than the Speaker, a minister or a parliamentary secretary.
Work is underway to prepare for the moving of a private member's motion in Parliament that is intended to activate law reform in this context.
I said Mr Kavanagh would be a private member of the public with no connection to the council.
Last November she tabled her own private member's legislation aimed at tackling this problem.