Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A man who is a member of a legislative assembly.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A member of a legislative assembly.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A member of an assembly, especially of the lower branch of a state legislature.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A male member of an assembly.
  • noun A member of the lower house of certain US state legislatures.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun someone who is a member of a legislative assembly

Etymologies

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assembly +‎ -man

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Examples

  • Mr. Lopez, a 14-term assemblyman who is Kings County Democratic Party chairman, no longer has an official role in the nonprofit.

    Troubled Charity Gets Funds Joseph De Avila 2011

  • Inspector Royster said Wednesday night that investigators did not believe that Mr. Boyland, a four-term assemblyman who represents the 55th Assembly District in Brooklyn, was the intended target of the shooting, which occurred in his district.

    NYT > Home Page By JOSEPH GOLDSTEIN 2011

  • The first-term assemblyman depicts this as a catastrophe that is likely to ruin the lives of many local residents.

    MercedSun-Star.com: front 2010

  • The first-term assemblyman said his decision had nothing to do with his support for former MCA president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting during the recent party elections.

    nst online 2010

  • The first-term assemblyman depicts this as a catastrophe that is likely to ruin the lives of many local residents.

    MercedSun-Star.com: front 2010

  • He added that he would give Tan the benefit of the doubt and some time for the first term assemblyman to "adjust himself" after being dropped as an state executive council member.

    nst online 2010

  • "I believe there's a possibility these letters have been forged because I can't find the originals," said the first-term assemblyman and state executive councillor.

    SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator 2010

  • The first-term assemblyman said his decision had nothing to do with his support for former MCA president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting during the recent party elections.

    nst online 2010

  • Brian McLaughlin, the area's seven-term assemblyman and head of the New York City Central Labor Council, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for racketeering and fraud - including taking money from a Queens Little League team.

    CityLimits.org: News 2010

  • The first-term assemblyman said his decision had nothing to do with his support for former MCA president Tan Sri Ong Ka Ting during the recent party elections.

    nst online 2010

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