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congressman

[kong-gris-muhn]

noun

plural

congressmen 
  1. a member of a congress, especially of the U.S. House of Representatives.



Congressman

/ ˈɒŋɡɛə /

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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of congressman1

An Americanism dating back to 1770–80; congress + -man
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“I love his brain,” Heinrich told People of her fiance, a five-term congressman who was previously an FBI special agent and federal prosecutor.

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The footage was later repackaged by the far-right social media account “End Wokeness” and shared widely, including by Gill, a freshman congressman from Texas.

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A spokesperson for Valadao on Tuesday didn’t respond to a question about how the congressman planned to vote.

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“She looks like one of them,” says a fictional congressman, before declaring she’s being sent to prison in El Salvador.

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Two congressmen were refused entry to observe and inspect an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in New York City on Wednesday.

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