Oxford Dictionary English private member nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌpraɪvət ˈmembə(r)// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌpraɪvət ˈmembər// Add to my wordlistjump to other results(in the British political system) a member of parliament who is not a minister in the governmentCheck pronunciation: private member oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com