How to Use committeeman in a Sentence

committeeman

noun
  • There were 393 committeemen left for the third round of voting.
    Craig Lyons, Post-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2017
  • Ray Suarez in the 31st Ward, where Berrios is the longtime committeeman.
    Chicago Tribune Staff, chicagotribune.com, 29 Mar. 2018
  • Head riled the county party one last time in his last role as state committeeman.
    Steven Lemongello, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2021
  • The function of the precinct committeeman is typically to serve the party’s ground game.
    AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • He is involved in the Carmel Dad’s Club, is a precinct committeeman and is an election inspector.
    Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Oct. 2022
  • Paul Rosenfeld, committeeman of the 47th ward, had talked about mounting a challenge.
    Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, 19 Apr. 2018
  • Election judges cannot be a precinct committeeman or a candidate on the ballot.
    Michelle Mullins, Naperville Sun, 9 June 2017
  • The 30 Republican precinct committeemen from the 4th District were the only people allowed to vote in the caucus.
    Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The majority of the 80 committeemen of the city and the suburbs voted last week to move the Democratic committee in a new direction.
    Jacqueline Serrato, chicagotribune.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Ken Evans has stepped down as one of the top leaders of the Broward Democratic Party, after serving as the party’s state committeeman since 2012.
    Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Paul Reynolds, national committeeman of the state GOP, presented the motion, which passed 89% to 11%.
    Sarah Swetlik | Sswetlik@al.com, al, 13 Aug. 2022
  • In the end, the 80 city ward and suburban township committeeman will decide who the local party should endorse.
    Lisa Donovan, chicagotribune.com, 14 Aug. 2019
  • Del Maestro became a precinct committeeman for his Glendale precinct two years ago.
    Richard Ruelas, azcentral, 23 Apr. 2020
  • Four years later, Claude Holman, the committeeman Clements served under, had a problem.
    Ron Grossman, chicagotribune.com, 19 Feb. 2021
  • That included being elected five terms as a skilled trades committeeman and the plant shop chairman for Local 1166.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Some residents were precinct captains, but the aldermen and ward committeemen were more likely Irish.
    Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The party hasn’t had to figure out who its primary voters are in a long time, said Chris Reeves, the state party’s national committeeman.
    Jonathan Shorman, kansascity, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Harrison’s boyfriend, Michael Pavlock, won election to be a committeeman in August.
    AZCentral.com, 1 Oct. 2020
  • And the suburban committeemen, who talked about fielding a candidate.
    Ben Joravsky, Chicago Reader, 19 Apr. 2018
  • In light of Kennedy's criticism of the party establishment, ward committeeman and Ald.
    Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 22 June 2017
  • Since the next election isn't until 2024, Republican party precinct committeemen will have to appoint a replacement to fill out Frye's term.
    The Indianapolis Star, 26 June 2023
  • Marty Quinn, who could not be reached for comment, is Madigan’s political point man in the 13th Ward, where the speaker has ruled as Democratic committeeman for decades.
    Ray Long, chicagotribune.com, 23 May 2018
  • And, the board ordered a halt to attempts to remove people who had been appointed as committeemen and committeewomen in recent months.
    Anthony Man, Sun-Sentinel.com, 7 Jan. 2018
  • Mechaca, 59, is a longtime precinct committeeman in Gary’s 2nd District.
    Craig Lyons, Post-Tribune, 7 June 2019
  • After his stint on the truck and a job in the city’s law department — another gift from Daley — Madigan was elected to a coveted local ward-committeeman position in 1969.
    Austin Berg, National Review, 28 Feb. 2021
  • Paul Paulson, the county GOP state committeeman, said a few others have also expressed interest.
    Steven Lemongello, OrlandoSentinel.com, 9 June 2018
  • Local township and ward committeemen in the subcircuit can meet to endorse a candidate, party officials said.
    Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 5 Sep. 2019
  • Democratic ward and township committeemen within the 11th District have 30 days after Sandoval’s resignation takes effect to name a replacement to fill the seat.
    Jamie Munks, chicagotribune.com, 9 Dec. 2019
  • The censure language that the 168-member body approved Friday is a diluted version of an original text pushed by Maryland committeeman David Bossie that initially called for the expulsion of the pair from the party.
    Will Steakin, ABC News, 4 Feb. 2022
  • There are hundreds of democratic precinct committeemen here in Marion County.
    Tim Evans, Indianapolis Star, 18 Aug. 2019

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