Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A woman who is a member of a committee.
- noun A woman who is a party leader of a ward or precinct.
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- noun A
woman who is a member of acommittee - noun US A woman who is a local leader of a
political party
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a woman who is a member of a committee
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Examples
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Cassie Wallender, a national committeewoman from the Washington Young Republican Federation, then wrote: “Someone please help a naïve Seattle girl out, is Eric’s comment a racist slur?”
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Liz Lempert, a Princeton Township committeewoman, said she visited one local pharmacy that stayed open even though it lacked power.
Power Slowly Comes Back Erica Orden 2011
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I then spoke with a candidate for the State House who suggested I also give it to the district committeewoman, as the county chairman gets very busy.
Hell, no. | RedState 2010
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Schwank was nominated by State Rep. Tomas Caltaglirone and seconded by Rita Banning, a committeewoman and former Commissioner of Montgomery County.
Dems Pick Schwank; Berks County Now at Center of PA Politics 2011
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I then spoke with a candidate for the State House who suggested I also give it to the district committeewoman, as the county chairman gets very busy.
Hell, no. | RedState 2010
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Just you watch, said Jody Dow, a committeewoman from Massachusetts.
Michael Steele's Tenure As RNC Chairman May Be Nearing End AP 2011
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The committee members affirmed their support in a letter organized over the last 24 hours by Maryland committeewoman Joyce Terhes and California GOP chairman Ron Nehring in response to calls for Steele to step down.
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Just you watch, said Jody Dow, a committeewoman from Massachusetts.
Michael Steele's Tenure As RNC Chairman May Be Nearing End AP 2011
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One committeewoman who attended the debate told me that her primary consideration was finding "someone to bring us together."
RNC Chairman's Debate winners Jennifer Rubin 2011
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Sharon Day, a Broward County committeewoman and secretary of the Republican National Committee, called Greer pompous and showy.
Jim Greer, Former Florida GOP Chair, Must Have Thought He Was Jack Donaghy 2010
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