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con⋅gress⋅man

  [kong-gris-muhn]
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–noun, plural -men. (often initial capital letter)
a member of a congress, esp. of the U.S. House of Representatives.
Origin:
1770–80, Americanism; congress + -man

Usage note:
See -man.
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con·gress·man   (kŏng'grĭs-mən)   
n.  A man who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially of the House of Representatives.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Main Entry: con·gress·man
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural con·gress·men
: a member of Congress; especially : a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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