committeeman
noun
com·mit·tee·man
kə-ˈmi-tē-mən 
-ˌman
1
: a member of a committee
2
: a party leader of a ward or precinct
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Campbell’s speech, which lasted less than 20 minutes Tuesday evening before the county party’s monthly meeting of committeemen and committeewomen, was heavier on biography than policy.
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2026
Aside from being mayor, Friedel is also a member of the Fountain Hills Sons of the American Legion and a precinct and state committeeman for LD3.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 6 May 2026
Vasquez, who is at the end of his first term on the council and is council president, has been a precinct committeeman since 1976 – 16 years of which were in Portage Township and almost 32 in Morgan Township.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Bob Skinner, 78, of Idaho Falls, who is the Idaho American Legion’s national executive committeeman, was among those who traveled to Boise to attend Abrahamson’s hearing.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
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Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 21 May 2026
Aside from being mayor, Friedel is also a member of the Fountain Hills Sons of the American Legion and a precinct and state committeeman for LD3.
—Lauren De Young, AZCentral.com, 6 May 2026
Vasquez, who is at the end of his first term on the council and is council president, has been a precinct committeeman since 1976 – 16 years of which were in Portage Township and almost 32 in Morgan Township.
—Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Bob Skinner, 78, of Idaho Falls, who is the Idaho American Legion’s national executive committeeman, was among those who traveled to Boise to attend Abrahamson’s hearing.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
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“Committeeman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/committeeman. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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committeeman
noun
com·mit·tee·man
-mən
-ˌman
: a member of a committee
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