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Melvyn J. Shochet
Melvyn J. Shochet is an American experimental particle physicist at the University of Chicago who led the CDF collaboration to the 1995 discovery of the top quark.
Melvyn Richardson
Melvyn Michel Pierre Richardson, born 1997 in Marseille, French handball right back, son of Jackson Richardson; Olympic gold medalist Tokyo 2020 with France, three Champions League titles, now with Orlen Wisła Płock.
Melyssa Ford
Melyssa Savannah Ford, Canadian media personality and former video vixen born 1976 in Toronto; discovered by Little X in 1997; known for Jay-Z's "Big Pimpin'", Bravo's Blood, Sweat & Heels, and the Joe Budden Podcast and Hot & Bothered shows.
Mem de Sá
Mem de Sá was a Portuguese jurist who served as the third governor-general of Brazil from 1557 until his death in 1572, expelling the French from Guanabara Bay.
Mem Loimis Mons
Mem Loimis Mons is a 300-km-diameter mons on Venus at 9.5°N, 209.0°E, quadrangle V-26, IAU-approved in 1997 and named for a Wintun (California) goddess.
Memantine
Memantine (Namenda, Ebixa, Axura) is a moderate-affinity uncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist, first FDA-approved in 2003 for moderate-to-severe Alzheimer's disease; small symptomatic benefit, no benefit in mild AD, generic since 2015.
Member Berries
Member Berries: talking purple nostalgia-inducing fruit from South Park season 20 premiere (September 14, 2016), created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone; satire of 2016 election nostalgia politics and reboot culture; became a meme.
Member checking
Member checking, also called participant or respondent validation, is a qualitative research technique in which data and interpretations are returned to participants to check for accuracy.
Member of parliament
Member of parliament (MP): an elected legislator representing a constituency or party list in bodies such as the UK House of Commons, with 650 UK MPs elected for up to five years to legislate, scrutinize government, and handle constituency casework.
Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)
Member of Parliament (United Kingdom): MPs are the 650 elected representatives of UK constituencies in the House of Commons, elected by first-past-the-post for up to five years, with roles in legislation, scrutiny, and constituency casework.
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha: directly elected Indian legislator chosen by universal adult suffrage under First-Past-the-Post; 543-seat House, five-year term, minimum age 25, salary Rs 100,000 monthly.
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (राज्यसभा, Council of States): a member of India's upper house, elected by state assemblies via single transferable vote or nominated by the President; six-year terms, 245 members, permanent house with special federal powers under Articles 249 and 312.
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament (MEP): an elected representative in the EU's directly elected legislative chamber, sitting five-year terms since 1979, 720 MEPs in 2024-2029, allocated by degressive proportionality with 6 to 96 seats per country.
Member of the Legislative Assembly
A Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) is an elected representative in a subnational legislature within Westminster-style systems, used mostly in Canadian provinces and Indian states.
Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)
Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Vidhan Sabha member: elected representative of a state or UT assembly constituency in India; five-year term, state-law jurisdiction, disqualification under the Tenth Schedule anti-defection law decided by the Speaker.
Member state of the European Union
Member state of the European Union: one of 27 countries bound by the EU Treaties and acquis communautaire. Six founding members since 1958; latest member Croatia (2013); UK withdrew 2020; 21 use the euro.
Member states of NATO
Member states of NATO: the 32 countries party to the 1949 North Atlantic Treaty, founded by 12 signatories and enlarged in 10 rounds, most recently Finland (2023) and Sweden (2024).
Member states of the League of Nations
Member states of the League of Nations: 63 countries belonged (at most 60 at once) from 1920 to 1946 under Covenant Article 1; the United States never joined, and the Soviet Union joined only in 1934.
Member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation
The 57 member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), founded 25 September 1969 in Rabat, headquartered in Jeddah; includes Syria, suspended 2012 and reinstated 7 March 2025.
Member states of the World Trade Organization
The member states of the WTO are the 166 governments, including the European Union, that have accepted the WTO Agreement and cover about 98 percent of world trade.
Member-state implementation and reporting under Resolution 1373
Member-state implementation and reporting under Resolution 1373 is the process by which UN Member States report to the Counter-Terrorism Committee on implementing Resolution 1373 (2001).
Members Church of God International
Members Church of God International (MCGI) is a Philippine restorationist Christian church known for its broadcast Ang Dating Daan, led by Eli Soriano until 2021.
Members of the Australian House of Representatives, 2025–2028
Members of the Australian House of Representatives 2025–2028: the 150 MPs of the 48th Parliament elected 3 May 2025; Labor 94, Coalition 43, ten independents; first sitting 22 July 2025.
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028
Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 2024–2028: the 93 MPs of the 58th Parliament, elected 26 October 2024, LNP government under David Crisafulli (53 seats) versus Labor opposition (35), with KAP, Greens and independent crossbenchers.
Members Only (group)
Members Only was a hip hop collective formed in Broward County, Florida, by XXXTentacion and Ski Mask the Slump God, releasing four mixtapes from 2015 to 2019.
Members Only (The Sopranos)
"Members Only" is the season 6 premiere of The Sopranos (HBO), aired March 12, 2006, written by Terence Winter, directed by Tim Van Patten; it ends with Junior shooting Tony and features Gene Pontecorvo's break from mob life and the Burroughs "Seven Souls" montage.
Members Only: Palm Beach
Members Only: Palm Beach, an 8-episode Netflix reality series premiering December 29, 2025, follows Hilary Musser, Taja Abitbol, Rosalyn Yellin, Ro-mina Ustayev, and Maria Cozamanis competing in Palm Beach's social hierarchy, with Mar-a-Lago ties and 16% Tomatometer.
Membership and federation affiliation of physics societies
Physics societies count members differently: individual societies like the American Physical Society, with over 50,000 scientists, enroll people, while IUPAP's 52 territorial members are national communities adhering through academies.
Membership history of the National Academy of Sciences
The membership history of the National Academy of Sciences traces its growth from the 50 incorporators named in its 1863 congressional charter into an elected body with caps, classes, and foreign associates.
Membership in the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union
Membership in the Academy of Sciences of the Soviet Union (AN SSSR) meant belonging to its elective classes, chiefly full academicians and corresponding members, elected by secret ballot.