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

Examples of congresswoman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In her emails to Epstein, Ehnbom praised DeGette’s interest in science and her role as a congresswoman. —Noelle Phillips, Denver Post, 8 Feb. 2026

Manley raised an eye-popping $668,000 in 2025 — almost double what the incumbent congresswoman raised and more than three times what Holness raised. —Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 7 Feb. 2026

Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far-right congresswoman who stepped down in January, has decisively broken with him. —Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 6 Feb. 2026

Kansas Republicans' pursuit of changing the district of the state's lone Democratic congresswoman quietly failed. —Hunter Woodall, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1868, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for congresswoman

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

Kids Definition

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

Legal Definition

congresswoman

noun

con·​gress·​wom·​an

plural congresswomen

: a female member of Congress

especially : a female member of the U.S. House of Representatives