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Congresswoman

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'congresswoman', 'Congresswoman': /ˈkɒŋɡrɪswʊmən/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈkɑŋgrɪsˌwʊmən/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(konggris wŏŏm′ən)


Inflections of 'congresswoman' (n): npl: congresswomen

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Congresswoman /ˈkɒŋɡrɛswʊmən/ n ( pl -women)
  1. (in the US) a female member of Congress, esp of the House of Representatives
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•gress•wom•an /ˈkɑŋgrɪsˌwʊmən/USA pronunciation  n. 
    1. [countable], pl. -wom•en. [often: Congresswoman] a female member of a congress:There were only a few congresswomen at that time.[proper noun]Congresswoman, what is your position on that issue? I voted for Congresswoman Jones.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
con•gress•wom•an  (konggris wŏŏm′ən),USA pronunciation n., pl. -wom•en. (often cap.)
  1. Government, Pronounsa female member of a congress, esp. of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • congress + -woman 1915–20
    See -woman. 

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