committeeman
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com·mit·tee·man
(kə-mĭt′ē-mən, -măn′)n.
1. A man who is a member of a committee.
2. A man who is a party leader of a ward or precinct.
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committeeman
(kəˈmɪtɪmən; -ˌmæn)n, pl -men
chiefly US a member of one or more committees
comˈmitteeˌwoman fem n
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com•mit•tee•man
(kəˈmɪt i mən, -ˌmæn)n., pl. -men (-mən, -ˌmɛn)
1. a member of a committee.
2. the leader of a political ward or precinct.
[1645–55]
usage: See -man.
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Noun | 1. | committeeman - a man who is a member of committee committee member - a member of a committee |
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committeeman
n pl <-men> (esp US)
(= member of committee) → Komiteemitglied nt
(Pol) → lokaler Parteiführer
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