congressman
noun
con·gress·man
ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-mən 
: 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
Meanwhile, the congressmen who led the effort to release the Epstein files have also warned of potential legal action due to the Justice Department’s continued failure to put out all the documents.
—
Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2025
Asked about Blanche's comment implying that the Justice Department intends to make public hundreds of thousands of documents and that there will be more file drops to come, a spokesperson for Massie pointed to a post on X from the congressman.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Marcos Jr has vowed to jail at least 37 congressmen and other officials responsible for the scams by Christmas, and seven have been thrown behind bars so far.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
After serving as a congressman for the right-wing Independent Democratic Union (UDI) party for more than a decade, Kast stepped down in 2016 to pursue the presidency as an independent but ended up winning less than 10% of the vote.
—Fabian Cambero, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for congressman
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jason Ma, Fortune, 20 Dec. 2025
Asked about Blanche's comment implying that the Justice Department intends to make public hundreds of thousands of documents and that there will be more file drops to come, a spokesperson for Massie pointed to a post on X from the congressman.
—CBS News, 19 Dec. 2025
Marcos Jr has vowed to jail at least 37 congressmen and other officials responsible for the scams by Christmas, and seven have been thrown behind bars so far.
—Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
After serving as a congressman for the right-wing Independent Democratic Union (UDI) party for more than a decade, Kast stepped down in 2016 to pursue the presidency as an independent but ended up winning less than 10% of the vote.
—Fabian Cambero, USA Today, 15 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for congressman
Cite this Entry
“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 24 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationKids Definition
congressman
noun
con·gress·man
ˈkäŋ-grəs-mən
: a member of a congress
especially
: a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share