congresswoman
noun
con·gress·wom·an
ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-ˌwu̇-mən 
: a woman who is a member of a congress
especially
: a woman who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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The congresswoman also raised concerns about al-Sharaa's background and the treatment of Christians in Syria.
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
But Frederica Wilson, a Democratic congresswoman from South Florida, vividly remembers her constituents complaining about one Facebook ad in particular.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
As Washington was still digesting the election results on Thursday, a fund-raising e-mail came across the transom from Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democratic congresswoman who has emerged as one of the Party’s louder TV warriors.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
During her four years in the House of Representatives, the Republican congresswoman has butted heads with Democratic lawmakers and often aligned herself with far-right and MAGA viewpoints.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
But Frederica Wilson, a Democratic congresswoman from South Florida, vividly remembers her constituents complaining about one Facebook ad in particular.
—David Smiley, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
As Washington was still digesting the election results on Thursday, a fund-raising e-mail came across the transom from Jasmine Crockett, a Texas Democratic congresswoman who has emerged as one of the Party’s louder TV warriors.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
During her four years in the House of Representatives, the Republican congresswoman has butted heads with Democratic lawmakers and often aligned herself with far-right and MAGA viewpoints.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 6 Nov. 2025
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congresswoman
noun
con·gress·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who is a member of a congress
especially
: a woman who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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