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congresswoman

[kong-gris-woom-uhn]

noun

plural

congresswomen 
  1. a female member of a congress, especially of the U.S. House of Representatives.



Congresswoman

/ ˈɒŋɡɛʊə /

noun

  1. (in the US) a female member of Congress, esp of the House of Representatives

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Gender Note

Is it congresswoman or congressperson? See -woman.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of congresswoman1

First recorded in 1915–20; congress + -woman
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The Pentagon posted a video clip of the back-and-forth on X that tagged the congresswoman and was titled “WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING!”

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But the congresswoman has yet to see proof.

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Governor Newsom, along with the LA mayor and a California congresswoman, said in separate comments they believed local police could handle the protests.

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"This ban, expanded from Trump's Muslim ban in his first term, will only further isolate us on the world stage," Pramila Jayapal, a Democrat congresswoman from Washington, says in a social media post.

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The congresswoman's stunt blindsided the performer because she filmed the segment back in 2021.

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