congressman

noun

con·​gress·​man ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-mən How to pronounce congressman (audio)
: a member of a congress
especially : a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Examples of congressman in a Sentence

a former congressman who is now a senator
Recent Examples on the Web Until relatively recently, Rep. Jeff Jackson, a freshman Democratic congressman from North Carolina, had more than 2.5 million followers on TikTok. Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 15 Mar. 2024 The state party's new general counsel, Mike Bishop, a former congressman and state Senate majority leader, asked the judge to dismiss the lawsuit after a Kent County judge ruled Feb. 27 that Karamo was lawfully removed as chair at a Jan. 6 meeting of the party's state committee. Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 7 Mar. 2024 But some voters may no longer look up to the veteran congressman as a courageous idealist. George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2024 He’s also backed by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg. Schiff, a congressman since 2001, emphasized familiar Democratic positions on issues–reducing prescription drug costs, boosting the child tax credit, taking steps to combat climate change, providing more affordable housing and more. David Lightman, Sacramento Bee, 6 Mar. 2024 Schiff, a 12-term congressman from Burbank, rose to national prominence as a House impeachment manager during former President Donald Trump's first Senate trial. Nikole Killion, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024 The decisions from the court and the commission does not change anything for Banks or his campaign, the congressman said in a statement Tuesday. Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Feb. 2024 George Santos is back on Capitol Hill, though not as a congressman this time. Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2024 Mark Lampert and his daughter came to a campaign event in the Dogpatch neighborhood of San Francisco over the weekend, hoping to get a chance to meet the Burbank congressman. Benjamin Oreskes, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of congressman was in 1780

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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

congressman

noun
con·​gress·​man ˈkäŋ-grəs-mən How to pronounce congressman (audio)
: a member of a congress
especially : a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Legal Definition

congressman

noun
con·​gress·​man
plural congressmen
: a member of Congress
especially : a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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