"congresswoman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: congresswoman [singular], congresswomen [plural]
Etymology: congress + -woman Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|congress|woman}} congress + -woman Head templates: {{noun|2=congresswomen}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A congresswoman is a female member of congress.
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  2. A female member of the House of Representatives. Tags: US
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -woman
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