congressman

[kong-gris-muhn]

noun

plural

congressmen 

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

Gender Note

Is congressman gender-neutral? See -man.

Word History and Origins

Origin of congressman¹

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

Example Sentences

Rather, the court said it would hear arguments concerning whether or not the congressman has standing to bring the case.

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A Republican congressman in Illinois is challenging a state law that allows mailed ballots to be counted up to two weeks after election day.

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Dan Goldman, a Democratic congressman whose district includes the New York courthouse, said in a statement that the woman and her two children "fled to my office for safety after she was assaulted".

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The attorney general's office has alleged Eduardo Bolsonaro, a congressman, repeatedly acted to subject the interests of the republic to personal and family agendas, subjecting Brazil to threats of sanctions from foreign governments.

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Six weeks, four courts, two counties, dueling rulings and hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal expenses later, Paxton’s case against the former El Paso congressman seems on the brink of collapse.

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