assemblywoman

assemblywoman
/euh sem"blee woom'euhn/, n., pl. assemblywomen.
(sometimes cap.) a woman who is a member of a legislative assembly, esp. a member of the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the U.S.
[1965-70, Amer.; ASSEMBLY(MAN) + WOMAN]

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