Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A man who is a member of a committee.
  • noun A man who is a party leader of a ward or precinct.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A member of a committee.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A member of a committee.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A man who is a member of a committee
  • noun US A man who is a local leader of a political party

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a man who is a member of committee

Etymologies

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committee +‎ -man

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Examples

  • As it has been explained to me, the primary responsibility of a precinct committeeman is to turn out the registered republicans in their precinct to vote.

    Meet Charlotte Bergmann (R CAND, TN-09). | RedState 2010

  • Charles Cunliffe, a four-term committeeman in Lakewood and a longtime Democrat, is making his re-election bid on the Independent Lakewood party.

    unknown title 2009

  • Alex Gilsenan, a one-term committeeman whose term is expiring, said he chose not to run due to professional and personal reasons.

    unknown title 2009

  • Charles Cunliffe, 55, of Jennifer Drive, a four-term committeeman in Lakewood and longtime Democrat, is making his re-election bid on the Independent Lakewood ticket.

    unknown title 2009

  • Being a committeeman is a crucial part of shaping the local party.

    Tea Partiers: Becoming politically relevant through civic duty and the Precinct Committeeman Strategy. | RedState 2010

  • Containing the observations of Bill Bradley on the delights and dangers of being a "committeeman" in high authority and bossing the fight in a big campaign.

    Tattlings of a Retired Politician 1904

  • While in Springfield, he gained another office, 19th Ward Democratic committeeman, meaning the young state senator served as party boss over his ward and its share of patronage.

    Chicago Reader 2010

  • "I've talked to some folks in different campaigns," said David Fagus, the Democratic ward committeeman in the 49th ward on the city's North Side, who said he has about 100 volunteers at his disposal if and when he commits to a campaign.

    Chicago Mayor Race May Be A Street Fight AP 2010

  • "I've talked to some folks in different campaigns," said David Fagus, the Democratic ward committeeman in the 49th ward on the city's North Side, who said he has about 100 volunteers at his disposal if and when he commits to a campaign.

    Chicago Mayor Race May Be A Street Fight AP 2010

  • "I've talked to some folks in different campaigns," said David Fagus, the Democratic ward committeeman in the 49th ward on the city's North Side, who said he has about 100 volunteers at his disposal if and when he commits to a campaign.

    Chicago Mayor Race May Be A Street Fight AP 2010

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