noun
Meaning 1
A female member of congress.
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noun
A female member of congress.
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noun
A female member of the House of Representatives.
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Usage: US
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noun
a member of the United States House of Representatives
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: congressman, representative
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Broader terms: legislator
Narrower terms: rep
History
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
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.