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assemblywoman

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as in assemblyman

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Recent Examples of assemblywoman Sugar confronts her at a ceremonial funeral for the unknown deceased, a fittingly dramatic setting for our guy to have the final word as FBI agents roll up on the assemblywoman. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 7 Aug. 2026 Gonzalez-Rojas is a Queens assemblywoman. — Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas, New York Daily News, 4 June 2026 The high-profile contest for the South County seat pits Foley, a Democrat, against Dixon, a Republican assemblywoman. — Claire Wang, Oc Register, 3 June 2026 Former assemblywoman Autumn Burke was also apparently considering a run for lieutenant governor this year. — Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 11 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for assemblywoman
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  1. assemblyman
  2. legislator
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  • On Labor Day 2025, Zohran Kwame Mamdani enjoyed Brooklyn’s West Indian American Day Parade, grooving on various floats as an assemblyman representing Astoria, Queens.
    — Reshma B, VIBE.com, 7 Sep. 2026
  • The local assemblyman that introduced that law, Avelino Valencia, could hardly have been any happier Tuesday.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of assemblyman
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  • In 2022, Hoover defeated sitting legislator Ken Cooley by just 1 percentage point in a race that took days to call.
    — Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026
  • Kiar noted a provision buried in Amendment 3 that would give future legislators power to decide how property taxes are spent.
    — Steve Bousquet, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of legislator

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“Assemblywoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/assemblywoman. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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