Definition of congresswoman
: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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But the congresswoman doesn’t see Ryan’s move as a defeat.
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Their congressman or congresswoman may live 100 miles or more away.
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And Democratic candidates in Republican-leaning districts such as Kansas' 2nd District have sometimes been reluctant to support the liberal congresswoman from San Francisco.
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His arrest, the congresswoman said, had nothing to do with the months-long investigation of Awan as an IT worker for a variety of members of Congress.
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President Donald Trump’s decision to restrict transgender troops in the military comes after weeks of pressure from a Missouri congresswoman on the issue.
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Two former staffers of a congresswoman were indicted Thursday on charges of posting nude pictures of the lawmaker and her husband on social media and of lying to investigators about it.
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The cyberstalking charges allege that Juan McCullum, Plaskett's general counsel, published nude images of the congresswoman and her husband on a fictitious Facebook account and elsewhere.
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The Facebook page posting the photos friended the congresswoman's political opponents.
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First Known Use of congresswoman
1917
CONGRESSWOMAN Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of congresswoman for English Language Learners
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: a woman who is a member of a congress and especially of the U.S. House of Representatives
CONGRESSWOMAN Defined for Kids
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Definition of congresswoman for Students
plural congresswomen
\-grəs-ˌwi-mən\
:a woman member of a congress and especially of the United States House of Representatives
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congresswoman
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legal Definition of congresswoman
plural congresswomen
:a female member of Congress;
especially
:a female member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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