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congresswoman

[ kong-gris-woom-uhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural con·gress·wom·en.

Congresswoman

/ ˈkɒŋɡrɛswʊmən /

Is it congresswoman or congressperson? See -woman.

First recorded in 1915–20; congress + -woman

The former congresswoman has advocated for tighter gun laws after being the victim of a near-fatal shooting in Tucson in 2011.

The evidence shows quite the contrary, not that facts would stop the hate-spewing soon-to-be-former congresswoman.

“Every decision that I make I pray about, as does my husband,” the Congresswoman explained.

After all, the four-term Congresswoman is hardly dripping with historical, or even political, import.

Carolyn Maloney, a congresswoman from the east side of the Manhattan, waded through the crowd to speak.

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