assemblywoman
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]assemblywoman (plural assemblywomen)
- A female member of an assembly.
- A member of the lower house of certain US state legislatures.
- 2013 December 20, Thomas Kaplan, “3 Aides Say Assemblyman Sexually Harassed Them”, in The New York Times[1]:
- The women were also subjected to “stories of his escapades with prostitutes, strip clubs, affairs with assemblywomen and massages with ‘happy endings,’ ” according to a letter that the lawyer, Johnny G. Destino, sent to Mr. Silver on Thursday.
- 2016 March 9, Vivian Yee, “New York Assemblywoman Is Punished After Sexual Relationship With Aide”, in The New York Times[2]:
- A state assemblywoman from suburban Buffalo was punished on Wednesday after an ethics investigation found that she had had a sexual relationship with a staff member in her office, then retaliated against him when he complained about her behavior.
Related terms
[edit]- assemblyman (gender-specific)
- assemblymember (gender-neutral)
- assemblyperson (gender-neutral)