congresswoman

English

Etymology

From congress +‎ -woman.

Noun

congresswoman (plural congresswomen)

A female member of congress
(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, f
Czech: kongresmanka f
Finnish: kongressin jäsen, kansanedustaja (fi)
Greek: βουλευτής (el) f (vouleftís), βουλευτίνα (el) f (vouleftína)