congressperson
[ kong-gris-pur-suh n ]
/ ˈkɒŋ grɪsˌpɜr sən /
noun (often initial capital letter)
RELATED WORDS
lawmaker, senator, leader, legislator, officeholder, commissioner, deputy, agent, member, delegate, lawyer, counselor, partisan, boss, speaker, orator, president, chieftain, grandstander, democrat
Nearby words
- congressional district,
- congressional record,
- congressman,
- congressman-at-large,
- congressmember,
- congresswoman,
- congreve,
- congreve, william,
- congruence,
- congruency
Origin of congressperson
Usage note
See -person.
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for congressperson
Those tickets are free, but “controlled” by Congress; “be in touch with your Congressperson or Senator,” the Obama people suggest.