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Definition of "congresswoman" []

  • A woman member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "congresswoman" in a sentence
  • "This excuse of a congresswoman is the biggest fiasco (and danger) that ever happened to U.S. politics."
  • "Six people died in the shooting rampage as Giffords, a third-term congresswoman, met with constituents at a grocery store in Tucson."
  • "The shooting targeted Giffords and left the three-term congresswoman in critical condition after a bullet passed through her head."
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