CONGRESSWOMAN

congressman, congresswoman, representative

(noun) a member of the United States House of Representatives

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

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".

Source: Wiktionary



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23 October 2024

CHANCY

(adjective) subject to accident or chance or change; “a chancy appeal at best”; “getting that job was definitely fluky”; “a fluky wind”; “an iffy proposition”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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