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  • congressman
    congressman
    noun
    a member of a congress, especially of the U.S. House of Representatives.
  • Congressman
    Congressman
    noun
    (in the US) a male member of Congress, esp of the House of Representatives
Synonyms

congressman

American  
[kong-gris-muhn] / ˈkɒŋ grɪs mən /

noun

plural

congressmen

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

Congressman British  
/ ˈkɒŋɡrɛsmən /

noun

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Gender

Is congressman gender-neutral? See -man.

Etymology

Origin of congressman

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

Example Sentences

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McGurn succeeded former congressman Devin Nunes, who departed abruptly after four years at its helm.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

One GOP congressman decided to retire, and another is running as an independent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

At one point, Hegseth hit back with a defiant tone, telling a congressman "shame on you".

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Levin—a former congressman, and the son of Carl Levin, the high-profile former Michigan senator—has spent years trying to hold together a version of Jewish politics that doesn’t collapse into an argument about Israel.

From Slate • Apr. 29, 2026

To enforce the Eighteenth Amendment, the Volstead Act—named for the congressman who introduced it—was passed on October 28, 1919.

From "1919 The Year That Changed America" by Martin W. Sandler

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