committeewoman

 [kuh-mit-ee-woom-uhn]  

com·mit·tee·wom·an

   [kuh-mit-ee-woom-uhn]
noun, plural com·mit·tee·wom·en.
1.
a woman serving as a member of a committee.
2.
a woman who is the leader of a political ward or precinct.
Origin:
1850–55; committee + woman

Usage note
See -woman.

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committeeman (kəˈmɪtɪmən, -ˌmæn)
 
—n , pl -men
chiefly (US) a member of one or more committees
 
com'mitteewoman
 
—fem n

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