congresswoman

English

Etymology

From congress +‎ -woman.

Noun

congresswoman (plural congresswomen)

1. A female member of congress
2. (US) A female member of the House of Representatives

Usage notes

Although both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives make up the United States Congress, a member of the Senate is usually referred to only as "Senator", while a member of the House may be referred to as either "Representative" or "Congresswoman"/"Congressman".

Translations

female member of congress

• Catalan: congressista m or f
• Czech: kongresmanka f
• Finnish: kongressin jäsen, kansanedustaja (fi)
• Greek: βουλευτής (el) f (vouleftís), βουλευτίνα (el) f (vouleftína)
• Icelandic: þingkona f
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: kongrevan (ku) (jin)

• Polish: kongresmanka f, kongresmenka (pl) f
• Russian: же́нщина - член конгре́сса f (žénščina - člen kongréssa), конгрессву́мен (ru) f (kongressvúmɛn), же́нщина-конгрессме́н f (žénščina-kongressmén), конгрессме́нка (ru) f (kongressménka), конгрессме́нша (ru) f (kongressménša)
• Spanish: congresista m or f

See also

• congressman