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
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Please call your congressmen, please call your senators.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 2 July 2025
In Her Words, the Aretha Franklin concert film Amazing Grace, and John Lewis: Good Trouble, which chronicles the life and legacy of the civil rights leader and congressman.
—Time Pr, Time, 2 July 2025
Musk then went on to donate demonstratively to Thomas Massie, the Kentucky congressman and arch-deficit hawk who has become Trump’s biggest rebel in the House GOP caucus.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Musk wrote, tagging both congressmen by their social media handles.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 30 June 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 2 July 2025
In Her Words, the Aretha Franklin concert film Amazing Grace, and John Lewis: Good Trouble, which chronicles the life and legacy of the civil rights leader and congressman.
—Time Pr, Time, 2 July 2025
Musk then went on to donate demonstratively to Thomas Massie, the Kentucky congressman and arch-deficit hawk who has become Trump’s biggest rebel in the House GOP caucus.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 1 July 2025
Musk wrote, tagging both congressmen by their social media handles.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 30 June 2025
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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congressman
noun
con·gress·man
ˈkäŋ-grəs-mən
: a member of a congress
especially
: a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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