committeewoman

noun com·mit·tee·wom·an \ kə-ˈmi-tē-ˌwu̇-mən \

Updated on: 17 Apr 2018

Definition of committeewoman

1 : a woman who is a member of a committee

2 : a woman who is a party leader of a ward or precinct

Recent Examples of committeewoman from the Web

In the past week, many Broward Republican activists complained to the state party about the way Sutton was operating, especially over the plans to pick a new state committeewoman.

— anthony man, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Broward Republican chairman resigns after months of turmoil," 7 Jan. 2018
Photo: Conor Ralph for The Wall Street Journal Amber Verdugo, an insurance-company employee from the Phoenix suburb of Avondale, said Mr. Trump’s immigration policy spurred her to become a precinct committeewoman.

— reid j. epstein, WSJ, "Democrats’ Midterm Senate Bid Runs Straight Through Trump Country," 5 Mar. 2018
The state committeewoman post has been vacant since August when Sharon Day resigned to become U.S. ambassador to Costa Rica.

— anthony man, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Broward Republicans pick lawmaker George Moraitis as new party chairman," 23 Jan. 2018
Sutton’s letter On Monday, committeemen and committeewomen from around the county — who form the governing organization of the local party — were officially notified of Sutton’s resignation in an email from Acting Chairwoman Celeste Ellich.

— anthony man, Sun-Sentinel.com, "State Rep. George Moraitis running for Broward Republican chairman," 8 Jan. 2018
On Saturday the field narrowed to two candidates, when Alma Gonzalez, a state committeewoman from Hillsborough County, threw her support to Rizzo.

— OrlandoSentinel.com, "Florida Dems choose new leader," 9 Dec. 2017
Beth Clayton, national committeewoman with the Young Democrats of Alabama, said a potential Ivey-Cobb showdown could be impactful in Alabama.

— john sharp, AL.com, "'Running at the right time': Sue Bell Cobb eyes an all-woman showdown in Alabama governor's race," 26 Dec. 2017
As a result of the Republican National Committee's support of Moore, the RNC's Nebraska committeewoman Joyce Simmons stepped down on Monday.

— brittney mcnamara, Teen Vogue, "What to Know About Roy Moore Before the Senate Elections," 11 Dec. 2017
One of the party’s factions assembled enough support for Wednesday’s special meeting of committeemen and committeewomen from across the county, with the objective of removing county Republican Chairman Bob Sutton.

— anthony man, Sun-Sentinel.com, "State Republican Party pulls plug on meeting called by warring Broward GOP," 11 Oct. 2017

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