Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A man who is a member of a committee.
- n. A man who is a party leader of a ward or precinct.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A member of a committee.
Wiktionary
- n. A man who is a member of a committee
- n. US A man who is a local leader of a political party
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A member of a committee.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a man who is a member of committee
Etymologies
- committee + -man (Wiktionary)
Examples
“As it has been explained to me, the primary responsibility of a precinct committeeman is to turn out the registered republicans in their precinct to vote.”
“Being a committeeman is a crucial part of shaping the local party.”
“Containing the observations of Bill Bradley on the delights and dangers of being a "committeeman" in high authority and bossing the fight in a big campaign.”
“While in Springfield, he gained another office, 19th Ward Democratic committeeman, meaning the young state senator served as party boss over his ward and its share of patronage.”
“I've talked to some folks in different campaigns," said David Fagus, the Democratic ward committeeman in the 49th ward on the city's North Side, who said he has about 100 volunteers at his disposal if and when he commits to a campaign.”
The Huffington Post: Chicago Mayor Race May Be A Street Fight
“If you want less “wimpy” leadership you have to become a precinct committeeman, and urge all of your conservative friends and family members to do the same, so we conservatives can create a solid majority of conservatives INSIDE the Party so we can elect “unwimpy” leaders who will FIGHT.”
“Can you tell us how the rules for becoming a precinct committeeman work in your state?”
Scenes from CPAC: me and DemonSheep on Stage Right Show Friday night. | RedState
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