congresswoman
noun
con·gress·wom·an
ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-ˌwu̇-mən 
: 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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Pressed if Liz Cheney should likewise be investigated for the former Wyoming Republican congresswoman’s role on the House Jan. 6 committee, Bondi pivoted the conversation to crime in Schiff’s home state.
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
Davids spokesperson Zac Donley said in a statement that the congresswoman had repeatedly called for bipartisan solutions to the nation’s broken immigration system.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
The former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, who has been an enthusiastic Trump supporter in recent years, was the first name mentioned when The Bee asked Schiff and Padilla who concerned them most.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Bad Bunny was in the company of New York congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Velazquez, the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in Congress.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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Ramsey Touchberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 15 Jan. 2025
Davids spokesperson Zac Donley said in a statement that the congresswoman had repeatedly called for bipartisan solutions to the nation’s broken immigration system.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 Jan. 2025
The former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, who has been an enthusiastic Trump supporter in recent years, was the first name mentioned when The Bee asked Schiff and Padilla who concerned them most.
—David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 13 Jan. 2025
Bad Bunny was in the company of New York congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Nydia Velazquez, the first Puerto Rican woman to serve in Congress.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Congresswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congresswoman. Accessed 23 Jan. 2025.
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congresswoman
noun
con·gress·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
: 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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