Definition
A male member of a committee, especially one in political party organization or government.
Etymology
From committee + man. The word became common in 19th-century American politics to describe party officials who served on district or party committees.
Kelly Says
Committeemen are the often-invisible political operatives who actually run party machinery between elections—they're more powerful than most voters realize despite rarely making headlines.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኮሚቴ አባል
ko-mi-te a-bal
ARالعربية
عضو اللجنة
ʕaḍū al-laǧna
BNবাংলা
কমিটি সদস্য
ko-mi-ti so-d-d-ya
CACatalà
membre del comitè
mɛm-bre del ko-mi-te
CSČeština
člen výboru
člen vý-boru
DADansk
medlem af komiteen
medlem af ko-mee-te-n
DEDeutsch
Komiteemitglied
ko-mi-te-e-mit-glied
ELΕλληνικά
μέλος του συμβουλίου
me-los to-u sim-vo-li-ou
ESEspañol
miembro del comité
mje-mbɾo del ko-mɪ-te
FAفارسی
اعضای کمیته
a-e-zāye komi-te
FISuomi
valiokunnan jäsen
va-lio-kun-nan je-men
FRFrançais
membre du comité
mɛ̃bʁ dy komi-te
GUGU
કમિટીના સભ્ય
ka-mi-ti-na sa-b-hya
HAHA
shugaban kwamitin
shu-ga-ba-n kwa-mi-tin
HEעברית
חבר בוועדה
cha-ver bo-ve-da
HIहिन्दी
समिति का सदस्य
sa-mi-ti ka sa-d-as-ya
HUMagyar
bizottsági tag
biz-ot-tsa-gi tag
IDBahasa Indonesia
anggota komite
an-got-a ko-mi-te
IGIG
akara nke komiti
a-ka-ra nke ko-mi-ti
ITItaliano
membro del comitato
mɛmˈbro del ko-mɪˈtaːto
KKKK
комитеті мүшесі
ko-mi-te-ti mu-she-si
KMKM
សមាជិក កម្មការ
sa-ma-cha-jik kam-mok-kar
KO한국어
위원회 위원
wi-won-hoe wi-won
MSBahasa Melayu
ahli jawatankuasa
ah-li ja-wa-tan-ku-a-sa
MYမြန်မာ
ကော်မတီဝင်
ka-o-ma-tee-win
NLNederlands
lid van de commissie
liːd van de ko-mis-je
NONorsk
komitemedlem
ko-mi-te-medlem
PAPA
ਕਮੇਟੀ ਮੈਂਬਰ
ka-me-ti mai-n-bar
PLPolski
członek komisji
t͡ʂlɔnɛk komi-sji
PTPortuguês
membro do comité
mɛmˈbɾu du kuˈmɪtʃi
RORomână
membru al comisiei
memb-ru al ko-mi-s-ei
RUРусский
член комитета
chlen komiteta
SVSvenska
kommittémedlem
ko-mit-te-medlem
SWKiswahili
mjumbe wa kamati
m-jum-be wa ka-ma-ti
TAதமிழ்
நுக்பட்டியில் ஒருவர்
nu-k-pa-tti-yil oru var
TEతెలుగు
కమిటీ సభ్యుడు
ka-mi-ti sa-b-yu-du
THไทย
กรรมการ
kɔːm-mà-gan
TLTL
miyembro ng komite
mi-em-bro ng ko-mi-te
TRTürkçe
komite üyesi
ko-mi-te ü-ye-si
UKУкраїнська
член комітету
chlen komi-te-tu
URاردو
کونسل کے ممبر
koon-sal kay mem-bar
VITiếng Việt
Ủy viên hội đồng
uːj vjen hɔi đɔŋ
YOYO
omo ile-iṣẹ
o-mo i-le-i-ṣẹ
ZH中文
委员会成员
wěi yuán huì chēng yuán
ZUZU
umhlangano wekomiti
um-hla-nga-no we-ko-mi-ti
Ethical Language Guidance
Gender History
The suffix '-man' became standard for professional roles in 19th-20th centuries, defaulting to male as the unmarked category. 'Committeeman' naturalizes male committee participation as the norm.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'committee member' as gender-neutral default; reserve 'committeeman/committeewoman' only when gender is relevant to discussion (e.g., historical analysis of exclusion).
Inclusive Alternatives
["committee member","committee representative"]