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committeewoman

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

noun

committeewomen plural
  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.

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

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

Nearly 89% of those present voted to remove her, Bree Moeggenberg, District 2 state committeewoman, said following the meeting.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 20, 2024

Juliana Bergeron, the New Hampshire Republican national committeewoman, said she saw Ms. Haley as a credible candidate.

From New York Times • Feb. 19, 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

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