committeewoman

noun

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

1

: a woman who is a member of a committee

2

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

Examples of committeewoman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Dhillon has been a California Republican national committeewoman and was a legal adviser to the 2020 Trump campaign. —David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 4 Apr. 2025

Mike Rump, chairman of the Republican Party in Madison County along the Georgia border, and Dolly Rump, the Madison County state committeewoman, said they were torn about staying in north Florida with their local candidates or attending the Trump event. —Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Nov. 2024

The lawsuit was filed by Deborah Kirkland, a Republican precinct committeewoman from the district. —Jeremy Duda, Axios, 4 Sep. 2024

Beth Bloch, a West Virginia committeewoman who nominated her, warned her fellow RNC members against overvaluing titles and experience. —Maeve Reston, Washington Post, 16 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1724, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for committeewoman

• businesswoman
• congresswoman
• englishwoman
• gentlewoman
• noblewoman
• policewoman
• washerwoman
• chairwoman
• frenchwoman
• kinswoman
• madwoman
• saleswoman

Kids Definition

committeewoman

noun

com·​mit·​tee·​wom·​an -ˌwu̇m-ən 

: a woman who is a member of a committee