Member
Member noun - One of the parts that make up a whole.
Usage example: you're only one member of this group effort
Portion is a synonym for member in appendage topic. In some cases you can use "Portion" instead a noun "Member", when it comes to topics like part, section, component, constituent.
Nearby Word: membership
Portion
Portion noun - One of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled.
Usage example: equal portions of the students' day are devoted to study, recreation, and sleep
Member is a synonym for portion in part topic. You can use "Member" instead a noun "Portion", if it concerns topics such as share, section, component.
Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless
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Both words in one sentence
- Dungeon Siege II: When the entire party dies in battle, markers are placed at the locations of each party member containing the gear they had equipped, their inventory, and a portion of the party's gold.
Source: Instant Gravestone - In VI, Ashlynn can't either, despite not being a Required Party Member for any mandatory portion of the game.
Source: Can't Drop the Hero -
Journey to Chaos: Retina Corison is totally and completely blind in both eyes but he can still be a high ranking member in the fighter portion of the guild.
Source: Handicapped Badass
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