Meanings
plural assemblywomen
- A member of the lower house of certain US state legislatures.
A state assemblywoman from suburban Buffalo was punished on Wednesday after an ethics investigation found that she had had a sexual relationship with a staff member in her office, then retaliated against him when he complained about her behavior.
2016 March 9, Vivian Yee, “New York Assemblywoman Is Punished After Sexual Relationship With Aide”, in The New York Times1 more example
The women were also subjected to “stories of his escapades with prostitutes, strip clubs, affairs with assemblywomen and massages with ‘happy endings,’ ” according to a letter that the lawyer, Johnny G. Destino, sent to Mr. Silver on Thursday.
2013 December 20, Thomas Kaplan, “3 Aides Say Assemblyman Sexually Harassed Them”, in The New York Times
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Englishassembly
- Proto-Germanic*wībą
- Proto-West Germanic*wīb
- Old Englishwīf
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Old Englishwīfmann
- Middle Englishwoman
- Englishassemblywoman
Cite this entry
assemblywoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assemblywoman
“assemblywoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/assemblywoman. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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