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committeewoman

com·mit·tee·wom·an
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-mit-ee-woo m-uh n]
    • /kəˈmɪt iˌwʊm ən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kuh-mit-ee-woo m-uh n]
    • /kəˈmɪt iˌwʊm ən/

Definitions of committeewoman word

  • noun committeewoman a female member of a committee 3
  • noun plural committeewoman a woman serving as a member of a committee. 1
  • noun plural committeewoman a woman who is the leader of a political ward or precinct. 1
  • noun committeewoman (in the US) a female local political party leader. 1
  • noun committeewoman A woman who is a member of a committee. 0
  • noun committeewoman (US) A woman who is a local leader of a political party. 0
See all 6 definitions of committeewoman

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Origin of committeewoman

First appearance:

before 1850
One of the 32% newest English words
First recorded in 1850-55; committee + woman

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Parts of speech for Committeewoman

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Committeewoman

committeewoman popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 39% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 69% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

committeewoman usage trend in Literature

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