assemblyman

American

[uh-sem-blee-muhn] / əˈsɛm bli mən /

noun

plural

assemblymen

(sometimes initial capital letter) a member of a legislative assembly, especially a member of the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the United States.

assemblyman British

/ əˈsɛmblɪmən /

noun

(sometimes capital) a member of an assembly, esp a legislature

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Gender

Is assemblyman gender-neutral? See -man.

Etymology

Origin of assemblyman

First recorded in 1640–50; assembly + -man

Example Sentences

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These three candidates - New York state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani, Virginia's law-and-order moderate Abigail Spanberger and New Jersey congresswoman Mikie Sherrill - each ran a different race.

From BBC • Nov. 6, 2025

Mamdani — a Muslim, Ugandan-born state assemblyman of Indian descent — beat Cuomo first in the Democratic ranked-choice primary in June.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025

Sherrill currently represents New Jersey's 11th District in Congress, and Ciattarelli is a former state assemblyman.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2025

The sudden rise of Mamdani, a 34-year-old Democratic socialist who has served as a state assemblyman, has brought to the fore debates over class, race and even the value of capitalism, drawing national attention.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

So even though he was a rising political star as a young state assemblyman, he packed up and moved to the Wild West, where he had bought a ranch.

From "Death on the River of Doubt" by Samantha Seiple

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