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congresswoman

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 NG G R AH0 S W UH2 M AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A female member of congress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A female member of the House of Representatives.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a member of the United States House of Representatives

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: congressman, representative

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: legislator

Narrower terms: rep

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English congress Proto-Germanic *wībą Proto-West Germanic *wīb Old English wīf Proto-Indo-European *mon- Proto-Germanic *mann- Proto-West Germanic *mann Old English mann Old English wīfmann Middle English woman Middle English -woman English -woman English congresswoman From congress + -woman.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: congressista — female member of congress
  • Czech: kongresmanka — female member of congress
  • Finnish: kongressin jäsen — female member of congress
  • Finnish: kansanedustaja — female member of congress
  • Georgian: კონგრესვუმენი (ḳongresvumeni) — female member of congress
  • Greek: βουλευτής (vouleftís) — female member of congress
  • Greek: βουλευτίνα (vouleftína) — female member of congress
  • Icelandic: þingkona — female member of congress
  • Northern Kurdish: kongrevan (jin) — female member of congress
  • Polish: kongresmanka — female member of congress
  • Polish: kongresmenka — female member of congress
  • Russian: же́нщина - член конгре́сса (žénščina - člen kongréssa) — female member of congress
  • Russian: конгрессву́мен (kongressvúmɛn) — female member of congress
  • Russian: же́нщина-конгрессме́н (žénščina-kongressmén) — female member of congress
  • Russian: конгрессме́нка (kongressménka) — female member of congress
  • Russian: конгрессме́нша (kongressménša) — female member of congress
  • Spanish: congresista — female member of congress