committeeman

noun

com·mit·tee·man kə-ˈmi-tē-mən

-ˌman

: a member of a committee

: a party leader of a ward or precinct

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Savage was elected as a precinct committeeman, a local political party leader, during the May Republican primary and was participating in a public voting machine test in Madison County on Oct. 3. —

Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 29 Oct. 2024 Now 82, Madigan is the son of a 13th Ward precinct worker who landed a job in the office of Cook County Clerk Michael Flynn, the Democratic committeeman of that same ward. —

Megan Crepeau, Chicago Tribune, 6 Oct. 2024 Madigan, the son of a ward superintendent who worked alongside Daley in county government early in their careers, rose as a young Democratic ward committeeman under Daley and soon won a seat in the House in 1970 with Daley’s support. —

Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2024 Aaron Del Mar Palatine Township committeeman Del Mar was a finalist to take over the Illinois party, but lost out to Salvi. —

Justin Kaufmann, Axios, 16 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for committeeman