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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Lesko is a sitting congresswoman and former state lawmaker.
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
This dynamic explains why Harris has held events with former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney and highlighted the criticisms that Trump’s former advisers have made about him.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
The poll, done for the Free Press and its media partners by EPIC-MRA of Lansing, showed Slotkin, a three-term congresswoman from Holly, leading Rogers, who lives in White Lake and left Congress after seven two-year terms in 2015, 47%-42%.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
Ohio currently has three Black congresswomen representing Akron, Cleveland and Columbus.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2024
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Sasha Hupka, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
This dynamic explains why Harris has held events with former Republican congresswoman Liz Cheney and highlighted the criticisms that Trump’s former advisers have made about him.
—The New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2024
The poll, done for the Free Press and its media partners by EPIC-MRA of Lansing, showed Slotkin, a three-term congresswoman from Holly, leading Rogers, who lives in White Lake and left Congress after seven two-year terms in 2015, 47%-42%.
—Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 1 Nov. 2024
Ohio currently has three Black congresswomen representing Akron, Cleveland and Columbus.
—Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 9 Oct. 2024
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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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