Meanings
plural congresswomen
- USA female member of the House of Representatives.
Representative Nancy Pelosi, our California congresswoman, has affirmed that the United States stands “unwaveringly” by Israel as it conducts its defense[…]
2023 October 18, “We’re anti-Zionist Jews and we see genocide unfolding in Gaza”, in The Guardian, →ISSN2 more examples
When they got to talking, these five would-be congresswomen realized that they had a lot in common, despite being from different parts of the country: they all had careers in national security they were trying to parlay into elected office.
2019 September 28, Dana Bash and Bridget Nolan, “These five freshman congresswomen changed history by becoming unlikely leaders on impeachment”, in CNNPresident-elect Donald J. Trump on Wednesday chose Tulsi Gabbard, a former Democratic congresswoman who became one of his most enthusiastic backers, to serve as the director of national intelligence.
2024 November 13, Julian E. Barnes, “Trump Chooses Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 16 Nov 2024
Origin
- Englishcongress
- 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
- Englishcongresswoman
Translations
Catalan congressista
- congressistafemale member of congress
Czech kongresmanka
- kongresmankafemale member of congress
Finnish kongressin jäsen, kansanedustaja
- kongressin jäsenfemale member of congress
- kansanedustajafemale member of congress
Greek βουλευτής, βουλευτίνα
- βουλευτής (vouleftís)female member of congress
- βουλευτίνα (vouleftína)female member of congress
Icelandic þingkona
- þingkonafemale member of congress
Polish kongresmanka, kongresmenka
- kongresmankafemale member of congress
- kongresmenkafemale member of congress
Russian же́нщина - член конгре́сса, конгрессву́мен
- же́нщина - член конгре́сса (žénščina - člen kongréssa)female member of congress
- конгрессву́мен (kongressvúmɛn)female member of congress
- же́нщина-конгрессме́н (žénščina-kongressmén)female member of congress
- конгрессме́нка (kongressménka)female member of congress
- конгрессме́нша (kongressménša)female member of congress
Spanish congresista
- congresistafemale member of congress
Cite this entry
congresswoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congresswoman
“congresswoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congresswoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “congresswoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congresswoman.
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