सांसद (saansad)

noun A single-sense noun: 'Member of Parliament,' the standard word used in Indian news and civic life. Also spelled सांसद (saansad) or संसद्-सदस्य (sansad-sadasy) in fuller form, though the compact word is what people actually say.
Sense 1 : Member of Parliament
noun, masculine/feminine
Synonyms: संसद सदस्य (sansad sadasy, full form, formal writing)
Frequency: high
Cultural Note: Every election season, Indian news channels are full of phrases like 'हमारे सांसद (hamaare saansad, our MP) ने आज संसद में कहा...' -- so this word and संसद (sansad, Parliament) travel together constantly in political speech. Think of सांसद (saansad) as literally 'one who sits/belongs to the संसद (sansad)' -- the person-noun built from the institution-noun.
Common Mistakes: 1) Learners sometimes confuse सांसद (saansad) with संसद (sansad) -- the latter is 'Parliament' itself (the institution/building), while सांसद (saansad) is the person elected to it. The words look and sound almost identical but refer to very different things. 2) Don't confuse with विधायक (vidhaayak), which is a member of a state legislative assembly (MLA), not Parliament.
Sample Sentences:
हमारे इलाके के सांसद ने आज संसद में यह मुद्दा उठाया। Our area's MP raised this issue in Parliament today.
(hamaare ilaake ke saansad ne aaj sansad men yah muddaa uthaayaa।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
वह पिछले दस साल से इस क्षेत्र की सांसद हैं। She has been the MP of this constituency for the last ten years.
(vah pichhle das saal se is kshetr kii saansad hain।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
क्या तुम्हें पता है कि हमारे शहर का सांसद कौन है? Do you know who our city's MP is?
(kyaa tumhen pataa hai ki hamaare shahar kaa saansad kaun hai?)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Present -- Voice: Active
सांसद महोदय ने सदन में अपना भाषण शुरू किया। The honorable MP began his speech in the house.
(saansad mahoday ne sadan men apnaa bhaashan shuroo kiyaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
अगर मैं सांसद होता, तो अपने इलाके में पहले सड़कें बनवाता। If I were an MP, I would have roads built in my area first.
(agar main saansad hotaa, to apne ilaake men pahle sadken banvaataa।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Counterfactual -- Aspect: Habitual -- Voice: Active
स्थानीय सांसद द्वारा आज नए स्कूल का उद्घाटन किया गया। The new school was inaugurated by the local MP today.
(sthaaniiy saansad dvaaraa aaj nae skool kaa udghaatan kiyaa gayaa।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Passive
अगले चुनाव में यह सीट किस पार्टी का सांसद जीतेगा? In the next election, which party's MP will win this seat?
(agle chunaav men yah siit kis paartii kaa saansad jiitegaa?)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Tense: Future -- Voice: Active
सांसद जी, कृपया जनता की समस्याओं पर ध्यान दीजिए। Honorable MP, please pay attention to the people's problems.
(saansad jii, kripyaa jantaa kii samasyaaon par dhyaan diijie।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Imperative -- Voice: Active
शायद अगली बार कोई युवा नेता सांसद बने। Perhaps some young leader will become MP next time.
(shaayad aglii baar koii yuvaa netaa saansad bane।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Subjunctive -- Voice: Active
खबर है कि सांसद ने प्रधानमंत्री से मुलाकात की है। There's news that the MP has met with the Prime Minister.
(khabar hai ki saansad ne pradhaanmantrii se mulaakaat kii hai।)
Register: Neutral -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Perfective -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
टीवी पर सांसद और पत्रकार के बीच तीखी बहस हो रही थी। On TV, a heated debate was going on between the MP and the journalist.
(tiivii par saansad aur patrkaar ke biich tiikhii bahas ho rahii thii।)
Register: Casual -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Continuous -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
देश के सभी सांसद संसद के विशेष सत्र में उपस्थित थे। All the country's MPs were present at the special session of Parliament.
(desh ke sabhii saansad sansad ke vishesh satr men upasthit the।)
Register: Formal -- Mood: Indicative -- Aspect: Habitual -- Tense: Past -- Voice: Active
Morphology
Noun
(sg.m/f.direct): सांसद (saansad)
(sg.m/f.oblique): सांसद (saansad)
(pl.m/f.direct): सांसदें (saansden)
(pl.m/f.oblique): सांसदों (saansdon)