assemblywoman

American  

[uh-sem-blee-woom-uhn] / əˈsɛm bliˌwʊm ən /

noun

• assemblywomen
  plural

1. a woman who is a member of a legislative assembly, especially a member of the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the United States.

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Gender

Is it assemblywoman or assemblyperson? See -woman.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• assemblywomen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of assemblywoman

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; assembly(man) + woman

Example Sentences

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In the third race, state assemblywoman Claire Valdez beat an opponent who had the backing of much of New York City's Democratic establishment.

From BBC ● Jun. 26, 2026

“This is the highest and best use of the property,” said Hall, the assemblywoman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 14, 2026

Linda B. Rosenthal, a Democratic state assemblywoman who represents parts of New York City, has already sponsored a bill that would require automatic outage-related refunds from phone, cable and internet providers.

From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026

In 2022, a fire that burned part of the home of then-county Supervisor Fletcher and his wife, Lorena Gonzalez, a former assemblywoman, was deemed to be arson.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 1, 2025

He became half of San Diego’s most powerful political couple after his 2017 marriage to Lorena Gonzalez Fletcher, a well-known liberal Democratic state assemblywoman who became a top California labor leader last year.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 30, 2023

The assemblywomen say tampons, pads and diapers are also necessities that should not be taxed.

From Washington Times ● Mar. 9, 2017