committeewoman

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

|Updated on: 11 Jun 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

The nominee was decided after five hours and four rounds of secret balloting that came down to two candidates: Riggleman and Cynthia Dunbar, a national GOP committeewoman with far-right views.

— jenna portnoy, Washington Post, "GOP picks Denver Riggleman to replace Rep. Tom Garrett as nominee in Virginia’s 5th District," 6 June 2018
Also Monday, the committee members who make up the Broward Republican Party elected Michele Merrell of Fort Lauderdale as the new state committeewoman.

— anthony man, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Broward Republicans pick lawmaker George Moraitis as new party chairman," 23 Jan. 2018
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

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