Definition
A female member of a committee, especially one serving in political party organization or government.
Etymology
From committee + woman. This term gained usage in the 20th century as women increasingly joined political committees and party structures.
Kelly Says
The word committeewomen emerged relatively recently in political language, reflecting the reality that American women were largely excluded from these power positions until the mid-20th century.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ኮሚቴ አባላት
ko-mi-te a-ba-la-at
ARالعربية
عضو اللجنة
ʕaḍū al-laǧna
BNবাংলা
কমিটি সদস্যা
ko-mi-ti so-d-s-ya
CACatalà
membre del comitè
mɛm-bre del ko-mi-te
CSČeština
členka výboru
člen-ka 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
miembroa del comité
mje-mbɾo-a 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
કમિટીની સભ્ય
ka-mi-ti-ni sa-b-hya
HAHA
shugaban kwamitin
shu-ga-ba-n kwa-mi-tin
HEעברית
חברה בוועדה
cha-ve-ra bo-ve-da
HIहिन्दी
समिति की सदस्य
sa-mi-ti ki sa-d-s-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
membra del comitato
mɛmˈbra 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
ကော်မတီဝန်
ka-o-ma-tee-won
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
membră a comisiei
memb-ră a 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 ஒருத்தி
nu-k-pa-tti-yil oru-t-thi
TEతెలుగు
కమిటీ సభ్యురాలు
ka-mi-ti sa-b-yu-ra-a-lu
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
членкиня комітету
chlen-ky-nya ko-mi-te-tu
URاردو
کونسل کی رکن
koon-sal ki re-k-an
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
Created as marked feminine form after 'committeeman' became standard. The existence of a special 'woman' variant (vs. unmarked 'member') signals women's historical exclusion from default professional participation.
Inclusive Usage
Use 'committee member' as the primary term. 'Committeewoman' is only necessary when gender-specific context is explicitly relevant, marking it as secondary to the default human experience.
Inclusive Alternatives
["committee member"]
Empowerment Note
Women fought for and won committee positions despite systemic barriers; treating gender-neutral language as the standard honors their integration into professional governance.