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assemblyman

[ uh-sem-blee-muhn ]

noun

, plural as·sem·bly·men.
  1. (sometimes initial capital letter) a member of a legislative assembly, especially a member of the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the United States.


assemblyman

/ əˈsɛmblɪmən /

noun

  1. sometimes capital a member of an assembly, esp a legislature
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Gender Note

Is assemblyman gender-neutral? See -man.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of assemblyman1

First recorded in 1640–50; assembly + -man
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Example Sentences

As a California assemblyman, he voted for a 2017 bill that prohibited landlords from disclosing tenants’ immigration status.

Obernolte said he hosted a similar bipartisan dinner series when he was an assemblyman in Sacramento.

Matt Haney, the Democratic assemblyman from San Francisco, has a text thread with a group of childhood friends.

A state assemblyman, Matt Haney, said he’s only seen her once, at a school board meeting in 2018 when he served on that board.

Running for the seat are a pastor, an attorney, an environmental activist, a state assemblyman and the incumbent council member.

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