congressperson
Americannoun
Gender
Is it congressman, congresswoman, or congressperson? See -person.
Etymology
Origin of congressperson
First recorded in 1970–75; congress(man) + -person
Example Sentences
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And here he was, about to watch the most famous congressperson in the country endorse him in front of thousands of people.
From Slate
My job was to cover him as a journalist, but after documenting him over all these months, the person I saw was someone who approached everyone—whether it was a teenager on the subway wanting a selfie or a congressperson—with the same respect, curiosity, and open-mindedness.
From Slate
And there's often a dynamic on the left where, if Congressperson X does some things that we appreciate and a couple of things that we think are terrible, there's a tendency to say, “Well, I appreciate the good things. I don't want to be mean just because I differ on one or two things.”
From Salon
He also instructed him to add pictures of the council member campaigning, her picture with an unnamed U.S. congressperson and the People’s Republic of China ambassador to the United States, according to the complaint.
From Los Angeles Times
“We are grateful for the effort of the senator and congressperson to push the Department of Justice to take steps to provide accountability in the jails given the abject failing of the district attorney’s office to take action in the case,” he told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times
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