committeeman

American  

[kuh-mit-ee-muhn, -man] / kəˈmɪt i mən, -ˌmæn /

noun

plural

committeemen

1. a member of a committee.

2. the leader of a political ward or precinct.

3. shop steward.

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committeeman British  

/ kəˈmɪtɪmən, -ˌmæn /

noun

1. a member of one or more committees

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Gender

Is committeeman gender-neutral? See -man.

Other Word Forms

• committeewoman noun

Etymology

Origin of committeeman

First recorded in 1645–55; committee + man

Example Sentences

Two draft resolutions are being circulated by Henry Barbour, a national committeeman from Mississippi, for consideration at the RNC’s upcoming March meeting in Houston.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 24, 2024

Brock did recognize, however, the potential for the committee to reconfigure its financial plan to do so upon request, which the Tennessee committeeman said he'd be against.

From Salon • Feb. 15, 2024

Bill Palatucci, a Republican national committeeman from New Jersey and Christie confidant, described DeSantis’s standing with both the Republican voter base and with donors as “still really good,” but added “they want to see more.”

From Washington Post • Mar. 29, 2023

He currently serves as the national committeeman for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, was previous treasurer of the Republican National Committee and chaired the site selection committee for the 2020 Republican National Convention.

From Washington Times • Mar. 26, 2023

So I heard the talk running on, and I wondered at the bluff committeeman who broke up the group to get the men in line for a factional caucus.

From The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas by McCarter, Margaret Hill