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committeeman

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com⋅mit⋅tee⋅man

  [kuh-mit-ee-muhn, -man]
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–noun, plural -men  [-muhn, -men] .
1. a member of a committee.
2. the leader of a political ward or precinct.
3. shop steward.
Origin:
1645–55; committee + man 1

Usage note:
See -man.

shop steward

 
–noun
a unionized employee elected to represent a shop, department, or the like, in dealings with an employer.
Also called committeeman, shop chairman.

Origin:
1910–15
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com·mit·tee·man   (kə-mĭt'ē-mən, -mān')   
n.  

  1. A man who is a member of a committee.

  2. A man who is a party leader of a ward or precinct.

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Main Entry: shop stew·ard
Function: noun
: a union member elected or appointed to serve as the representative of the union in a plant, department, or shop and charged mainly with negotiating the settlement of grievances of employees with employers, maintaining compliance with the collective bargaining agreement, recruiting new union members, and collecting union dues
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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