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committeewoman

American  
[kuh-mit-ee-woom-uhn] / kəˈmɪt iˌwʊm ən /

noun

plural

committeewomen
  1. a woman serving as a member of a committee.

  2. a woman who is the leader of a political ward or precinct.


Gender

Is it committeewoman or committeeperson? See -woman.

Etymology

Origin of committeewoman

First recorded in 1850–55; committee + woman

Example Sentences

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Michele Merrell, a Republican state committeewoman for Broward county in Florida, said the appointment of Ms Trump in the RNC had made a "world of difference".

From BBC • Jul. 17, 2024

Tara Jenner, a candidate for state committeewoman in Florida, also took a conspiratorial tone.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2024

“That’s a concern for me when your friends don’t help build you up and then question why you’re being torn down,” said Tamara Scott, the G.O.P. committeewoman from Iowa.

From New York Times • Feb. 3, 2024

Henry and several others, including Maddock and Kathy Berden, Michigan’s Republican national committeewoman, are scheduled to appear for a preliminary examination hearing on Oct.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

A committeewoman wore charcoal sweaters and skirts of scratchy material and wrote notes on a bulletin board while talking to other committeewomen on the telephone.

From "In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson" by Bette Bao Lord