congressman
noun
a member of a congress, especially of the U.S. House of Representatives.
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Congressmannoun(in the US) a male member of Congress, esp of the House of Representatives
congressman
American
[kong-gris-muhn]
/ ˈkɒŋ grɪs mən /
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congressmen
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Congressman
British
/ ˈkɒŋɡrɛsmən /
noun
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Is congressman gender-neutral? See -man.
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Florida Democratic congressman Jared Moskowitz voiced the establishment's unease.
From Barron's ● Oct. 8, 2026
John Lewis, the late Georgia congressman and hero of the civil rights movement, said voting is precious and “the most powerful non-violent tool we have in a democratic society.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 6, 2026
Ferocious cross-examination of witnesses by one of Hanway’s defense lawyers, the abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens, exposed the weaknesses in the prosecution’s case.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Kalshi, the online prediction market platform, has finally had enough of George Santos, issuing the company’s first-ever lifetime ban to the former Republican congressman.
From Salon ● Aug. 31, 2026
One of the Freedom Riders, John Lewis, of Georgia, would eventually become a renowned congressman.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
He gravitated toward politicians championing social justice causes, managing the first congressional campaign for Congressman Esteban Torres, himself a former labor activist.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026
Wisconsin Congressman Tom Tiffany has said he sustained minor injuries after a plane he was on landed on a lake, forcing him and the pilot to swim to safety.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026
Another document highlights information provided by Congressman Jerry Nadler during Bloomberg's tenure regarding concerns from residents of Lower Manhattan about the quality of the air they were breathing.
From Barron's ● Sep. 8, 2026
This sets up a general election contest against former Republican Congressman Mike Rogers, who ran unopposed.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
In a subsequent press poll, not one Congressman or Senator with a previous record of opposition to civil rights said he had changed his views.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
I don’t know the percentage of congressmen with facial hair, but I suspect it isn’t high.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026
Speaker Mike Johnson and other senior House Republicans have largely avoided commenting, while Ohio congressmen Jim Jordan and Mike Turner described the accusations as a private or judicial matter.
From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026
It’s made Herndon one of the biggest names at a school that’s seen 32 congressmen, the first American in space, one U.S.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2026
The outcome effectively ends the tenure of one of the state’s longest-serving congressmen.
From Salon ● Jun. 7, 2026
Long after the suffragists’ goals had been met, many of them credited the index cards with having helped them immeasurably in convincing certain congressmen to support their cause.
From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler
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