assemblyman

[uh-sem-blee-muhn]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

plural

assemblymen

(sometimes initial capital letter)��a member of a legislative assembly, especially a member of the lower house of the legislature in certain states of the United States.

assemblyman

/ əˈ��ɛ��ɪ��ə�� /

noun

(sometimes capital) a member of an assembly, esp a legislature

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Gender Note

Is assemblyman gender-neutral? See -man.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of assemblyman¹

First recorded in 1640–50; assembly + -man

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Example Sentences

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Essayli, former state assemblyman and the son of Lebanese immigrants, was appointed last month.

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But that was upended after the Trump administration last month appointed Bill Essayli, a former California assemblyman, as U.S. attorney for Los Angeles.

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As a California assemblyman, he voted for a 2017 bill that prohibited landlords from disclosing tenants’ immigration status.

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Obernolte said he hosted a similar bipartisan dinner series when he was an assemblyman in Sacramento.

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Matt Haney, the Democratic assemblyman from San Francisco, has a text thread with a group of childhood friends.

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