rupee member

rupee member
 n.β€” Β«Chief minister Babulal Gaur’s daughter-in-law looks set to be his heir apparent though she is not even a rupee member (another name for primary member) of the party.Β» β€”β€œKitchen to cabinet” by Rasheed Kidwai The Telegraph (Calcutta, India) July 8, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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