committeeman

[ kuh-mit-ee-muhn, -man ]

noun,plural com·mit·tee·men

[kuh-mit-ee-muhn, -men]. /kəˈmɪt i mən, -ˌmɛn/.

a member of a committee.
the leader of a political ward or precinct.

shop steward.

Origin of committeeman

First recorded in 1645–55; committee + man

usage note For committeeman

Is committeeman gender-neutral? See -man.

Words Nearby committeeman

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How to use committeeman in a sentence

In Fort Worth, county chair Rick Barnes said numerous callers asked about becoming a “precinct committeeman,” quoting the term used on Bannon’s podcast.
Heeding Steve Bannon’s Call, Election Deniers Organize to Seize Control of the GOP — and Reshape America’s Elections | by Isaac Arnsdorf, Doug Bock Clark, Alexandra Berzon and Anjeanette Damon | September 2, 2021 | ProPublica
True power in the Democratic machine rested not with aldermen but with the committeemen, party officers who led the ward organizations and dispensed the patronage jobs that went with them.
The Murder Chicago Didn’t Want to Solve | by Mick Dumke | February 25, 2021 | ProPublica
Michigan Republican National committeeman Dave Agema declined to resign after posting an anti-gay article on his Facebook page.
The GOP's Many Facebook Fiascos | Tim Mak | August 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
Some bought tickets for $50 from their desperate Democratic committeeman.
Obama's Fire Sale | Gail Sheehy | September 23, 2010 | THE DAILY BEAST
Our American committeeman, Hoover, saw her in trouble the other day and asked her what was the matter.
The Life and Letters of Walter H. Page, Volume I | Burton J. Hendrick

In due course of time, her enemies received a powerful addition to their forces in the committeeman's wife.
Selected Stories | Bret Harte
"Then you'd better draw up a notice and put it up in the store and tavern," suggested the committeeman.
Bound to Rise | Horatio Alger
Be one of these precinct committeemen, or a county committeeman, or a state committeeman, or a worker of some kind.
The Young Man and the World | Albert J. Beveridge
The committeeman who was a manufacturer of precision machinery mopped his forehead.
Attention Saint Patrick | William Fitzgerald Jenkins

British Dictionary definitions for committeeman

committeeman

/ (kəˈmɪtɪmən, -ˌmæn) /

nounplural -men

mainly US a member of one or more committees

Derived forms of committeeman

committeewoman, fem n

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