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assemblywoman

assemblywoman

3 4.9
A woman elected to a group that makes laws for a state
  • noun
  • /əˈsɛmblɪˌwʊmən/
  • US
: asambleísta
  • Thank you, Assemblywoman.
  • state assemblywoman
  • former assemblywoman
  • Republican assemblywoman

Examples

  • Assemblywoman Helene Weinstein said that, though it'll be smaller, it will still be a fully loaded supermarket.

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  • A Republican Assemblywoman isn't going to be able to get anything done with the Democratic supermajority in the chamber.

    Blog text (7)
  • State Assemblywoman Grace Meng did her best to stay out of the fray.

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  • On Saturday at 9 a.m., Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis will be holding a clean-up in Staten Island.

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  • Putting all the campaign rhetoric aside, it was disheartening to see the personal and unnecessary attacks against Assemblywoman Aileen Gunther.

    Blog text (30)
  • I have personally been in contact with the Governor, Lt. Governor, Congressman Lance, Assemblywoman Munoz, and I am conducting a field survey with a representative from FEMA today.

    Blog text (20)
  • When New York State Democratic Assemblywoman Nettie Mayersohn learned that the CDC was doing such testing on newborns in her state, she was outraged.

    Academic text (2005)
  • The legislation would "demand that those who spread rumor, conjecture, or outright lies online be willing to come forward and defend the comments they post," Republican Assemblywoman Claudia Tenney added.

    Blog text (12)
  • That doesn't apply to State Assemblywoman Sandy Galef, who, although she has been a state legislator for 20 years, following a 13-year stint as a county lawmaker, continues to be a strong representative for her constituents.

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  • Deborah Glick is a New York State assemblywoman from New York City.

Synonyms

legislator
vsassemblywoman
166 5.5

A person who makes laws as a member of a government group

is specific to women serving in that legislative role

Surface Forms

assemblywoman singular
assemblywomen plural

Morphology

assemblywoman = assembly + woman (transparent) = assembly + woman

The meaning is directly built from 'assembly' + 'woman' to denote a female member of an assembly.

Etymology

The word assemblywoman combines assembly ('a group that gathers to make decisions') and woman ('an adult female'), so it means a woman who is a member of a law-making assembly.