A connector comprising: a housing having a fitting chamber into which a connection object is to be inserted; and a terminal configured to come into conductive contact with the connection object fitted in the fitting chamber, wherein the terminal includes a fixing base that is fixed to the housing; a contact member that extends from the fixing base and is configured to be pressed against the connection object fitted in the fitting chamber; and a first press-supporting member and a second press-supporting member that each extend in a form of a cantilever from the fixing base, and wherein the first press-supporting member and the second press-supporting member include a first contact-receiving part and a second contact-receiving part, respectively, the first contact-receiving part and the second contact-receiving part facing the contact member in the fitting chamber and being positioned side by side in a direction intersecting a direction of insertion of the connection object into the fitting chamber, and wherein the first press-supporting member includes a first joining member that extends from the fixing base in such a manner as to run along a first side face of the connection object fitted in the fitting chamber, and is connected to the first contact-receiving part, and wherein the second press-supporting member includes a second joining member that extends from the fixing base in such a manner as to run along a second side face of the connection object fitted in the fitting chamber, and is connected to the second contact-receiving part, characterized in that the first press-supporting member and the second press-supporting member are not being fixed to the housing at all, and wherein the first contact-receiving part and the second contact-receiving part are not in contact with a lower wall of the housing and are in a floated state in the fitting chamber and are configured to not transmit a pressing force received from the connection object to the housing. a housing having a fitting chamber into which a connection object is to be inserted; and a terminal configured to come into conductive contact with the connection object fitted in the fitting chamber, wherein the terminal includes a fixing base that is fixed to the housing; a contact member that extends from the fixing base and is configured to be pressed against the connection object fitted in the fitting chamber; and a first press-supporting member and a second press-supporting member that each extend in a form of a cantilever from the fixing base, and a fixing base that is fixed to the housing; a contact member that extends from the fixing base and is configured to be pressed against the connection object fitted in the fitting chamber; and a first press-supporting member and a second press-supporting member that each extend in a form of a cantilever from the fixing base, and wherein the first press-supporting member and the second press-supporting member include a first contact-receiving part and a second contact-receiving part, respectively, the first contact-receiving part and the second contact-receiving part facing the contact member in the fitting chamber and being positioned side by side in a direction intersecting a direction of insertion of the connection object into the fitting chamber, and wherein the first press-supporting member includes a first joining member that extends from the fixing base in such a manner as to run along a first side face of the connection object fitted in the fitting chamber, and is connected to the first contact-receiving part, and wherein the second press-supporting member includes a second joining member that extends from the fixing base in such a manner as to run along a second side face of the connection object fitted in the fitting chamber, and is connected to the second contact-receiving part, characterized in that the first press-supporting member and the second press-supporting member are not being fixed to the housing at all, and wherein the first contact-receiving part and the second contact-receiving part are not in contact with a lower wall of the housing and are in a floated state in the fitting chamber and are configured to not transmit a pressing force received from the connection object to the housing.