congresswoman

English edit

Etymology edit

Noun edit

congresswoman (plural congresswomen)

A female member of congress
(US) A female member of the House of Representatives

Usage notes edit

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 edit

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