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committeeperson

[ kuh-mit-ee-pur-suhn ]
/ kəˈmɪt iˌpɜr sən /

noun

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

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Origin of committeeperson

committee(man) + -person

usage note for committeeperson

See -person.

Words nearby committeeperson

committeeman, Committee of Correspondence, committee of one, committee of the whole, Committee of the Whole House, committeeperson, committeewoman, commit to memory, commix, commixture, commo
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