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committeeman
[ kuh-mit-ee-muhn, -man ]
noun
- a member of a committee.
- the leader of a political ward or precinct.
committeeman
/ kəˈmɪtɪmən; -ˌmæn /
noun
- a member of one or more committees
Gender Note
Derived Forms
- comˈmitteeˌwoman, noun:feminine
Word History and Origins
Origin of committeeman1
Example Sentences
In Fort Worth, county chair Rick Barnes said numerous callers asked about becoming a “precinct committeeman,” quoting the term used on Bannon’s podcast.
True power in the Democratic machine rested not with aldermen but with the committeemen, party officers who led the ward organizations and dispensed the patronage jobs that went with them.
Michigan Republican National Committeeman Dave Agema declined to resign after posting an anti-gay article on his Facebook page.
Some bought tickets for $50 from their desperate Democratic committeeman.
Our American committeeman, Hoover, saw her in trouble the other day and asked her what was the matter.
In due course of time, her enemies received a powerful addition to their forces in the committeeman's wife.
"Then you'd better draw up a notice and put it up in the store and tavern," suggested the committeeman.
Be one of these precinct committeemen, or a county committeeman, or a state committeeman, or a worker of some kind.
The committeeman who was a manufacturer of precision machinery mopped his forehead.
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