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congressman

[ kong-gris-muhn ]

noun

, plural con·gress·men.
  1. a member of a congress, especially of the U.S. House of Representatives.


Congressman

/ ˈkɒŋɡrɛsmən /

noun

  1. (in the US) a male member of Congress, esp of the House of Representatives


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Gender Note

Is congressman gender-neutral? See -man.

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Word History and Origins

Origin of congressman1

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; congress + -man

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Example Sentences

Remember the Christian congressman caught snogging a staffer?

The congressman traces his belief in Santa Claus back 40 years, when he was a student going to college “on the GI Bill.”

The future congressman also had some spaghetti but no sauce.

Schiff, the Hollywood congressman, said that the movie should be promptly released and widely broadcast.

Meet the outgoing Michigan Republican congressman who switched his vote and kept the government funded Thursday.

A Congressman came out, coughin' behind his hand, an' put his handkerchief into th' northwest corner iv his coat.

Th' on'y thing a Congressman isn't afraid iv is th' on'y thing I'd be afraid iv, an' that is iv bein' a Congressman.

He has been a spy for the congressman or senator for years, and now aspires to office.

It was never clear to either of them precisely what a Congressman did.

Clemens wrote to his old friend Rollin M. Daggett, who by this time was a Congressman.

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