congresswoman

noun con·gress·wom·an \ ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-ˌwu̇-mən \

Updated on: 18 Apr 2018

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: a woman who is a member of a congress; especially : a woman who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

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And the Republicans were in the process of dumping $7 million into TV ads that tried to make Lamb look like the California congresswoman’s son.

— chris smith, The Hive, "“I Just Wish You Were Not with Pelosi”: The War to Oust Pelosi Is Already Raging . . . on the Left," 30 Mar. 2018
But his interest in politics and an internship with Federal Maritime Commissioner Helen Delich Bentley, later a long- serving Republican congresswoman, would lead him into political spheres.

— ann e. marimow, Washington Post, "Who will stay, who will go free? The question at the heart of a parole commissioner’s job," 19 Mar. 2018
New York congresswoman Louise Slaughter died Friday after sustaining an injury from a fall last week.

— gabriella paiella, The Cut, "Veteran New York Congresswoman Louise Slaughter Dead at 88," 16 Mar. 2018
Buzz60 A New York Republican congresswoman said the people behind many mass shootings turn out to be Democrats.

— jessica estepa, USA TODAY, "Rep. Claudia Tenney: Many mass murderers 'end up being Democrats'," 21 Feb. 2018
Levine, who has been slowly climbing in polls, carried 22 percent of the vote, compared to 19 percent for former congresswoman Gwen Graham, 8 percent for Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum and 5 percent for businessman Chris King.

— david smiley, miamiherald, "Only one issue tops healthcare among Florida Democrats, new poll shows | Miami Herald," 26 Mar. 2018
New groups, such as former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s Everytown for Gun Safety, and one founded by former Arizona congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords after her 2011 shooting, have given the #NeverAgain activists guidance and support.

— rick hampson, USA TODAY, "Can March For Our Lives rally avoid the fate of the Millions Mom March?," 22 Mar. 2018
Gruler was hailed as courageous by Orlando Police Chief John Mina and was a local congresswoman’s guest to Trump's State of the Union speech in January.

— beth kassab, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Pulse, Parkland early police responses similar, but draw different reactions," 7 Mar. 2018
IBEW Local 26 endorsed Edwards, a former congresswoman, in her bid for U.S. Senate, and its union hall was the site of her fiery concession speech in 2016.

— rachel chason, Washington Post, "Another union that previously supported Edwards is backing Alsobrooks in Prince George’s race," 7 Mar. 2018

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: a woman who is a member of a congress and especially of the U.S. House of Representatives

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noun con·gress·wom·an \ ˈkäŋ-grəs-ˌwu̇-mən \

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plural congresswomen \-grəs-ˌwi-mən\

: a woman member of a congress and especially of the United States House of Representatives

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