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  • noun Plural form of committeeman.

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Examples

  • At eight o'clock the lights were all blazing, the orchestras were tuning, and the floor fluttered with anxious labelled committeemen dashing to and fro.

    The Gray Dawn Stewart Edward White 1909

  • The university said in its latest report to the NCAA that DiGeronimo had been an Ohio State booster since the 1980s, when he was part of a group known as the "committeemen" who helped recruit players before such practices were outlawed.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Andrew Welsh-Huggins 2011

  • The university said in its latest report to the NCAA that DiGeronimo had been an Ohio State booster since the 1980s, when he was part of a group known as the "committeemen" who helped recruit players before such practices were outlawed.

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Andrew Welsh-Huggins 2011

  • "Friendly committeemen will be out there to encourage the senior citizen to vote early, and if they can assist with a cup of coffee and companionship while they vote, they'll do that," Serafin said.

    Chicago Mayor Race May Be A Street Fight AP 2010

  • But election time in Chicago means the phones of ward committeemen and aldermen are ringing once again, with candidates asking how many volunteers they could put on the street and whether they would do so for them.

    Chicago Mayor Race May Be A Street Fight AP 2010

  • Some township precinct committeemen say that if this information had been known, he would not likely have received sufficient votes.

    Archive 2009-01-01 2009

  • Precinct committeemen are likely to vote within a week.

    Archive 2009-03-01 2009

  • "Friendly committeemen will be out there to encourage the senior citizen to vote early, and if they can assist with a cup of coffee and companionship while they vote, they'll do that," Serafin said.

    Chicago Mayor Race May Be A Street Fight AP 2010

  • But election time in Chicago means the phones of ward committeemen and aldermen are ringing once again, with candidates asking how many volunteers they could put on the street and whether they would do so for them.

    Chicago Mayor Race May Be A Street Fight AP 2010

  • "Friendly committeemen will be out there to encourage the senior citizen to vote early, and if they can assist with a cup of coffee and companionship while they vote, they'll do that," Serafin said.

    Chicago Mayor Race May Be A Street Fight AP 2010

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