congresswoman
noun
con·gress·wom·an
ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-ˌwu̇-mən 
: a woman who is a member of a congress
especially
: a woman who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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The congresswoman and others say the lack of response is part of a broader pattern in which the administration has been moving to sideline Congress and its constitutional power to investigate the executive branch.
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Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2025
The Puerto Rican congresswoman represented the Lower East Side for decades before redistricting shifted her district to parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump’s decision to yank Stefanik’s nomination is a remarkable blow to the congresswoman, who turned from being a Trump skeptic to one of his strongest and loudest supporters.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
The former congresswoman from Utah was 49 years old.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
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Nicole Foy, ProPublica, 14 Apr. 2025
The Puerto Rican congresswoman represented the Lower East Side for decades before redistricting shifted her district to parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
—Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Trump’s decision to yank Stefanik’s nomination is a remarkable blow to the congresswoman, who turned from being a Trump skeptic to one of his strongest and loudest supporters.
—Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 27 Mar. 2025
The former congresswoman from Utah was 49 years old.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Mar. 2025
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“Congresswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congresswoman. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.
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congresswoman
noun
con·gress·wom·an
-ˌwu̇m-ən
: a woman who is a member of a congress
especially
: a woman who is a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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