congressman
noun
con·gress·man
ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-mən 
: a member of a congress
especially
: a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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a former congressman who is now a senator
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The congressman joins two other House Republicans retiring from public office.
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Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
The one-time Iron Range rising star was a congressman from 1975 to 1981 but decided to forgo reelection just as Ronald Reagan was winning the presidency.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Sheldon also dismissed the allegations that Serrano Salgado was involved in the murder of Villavicencio, a congressman shot after a rally in Quito.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The one Nevada congressman who did vote for it, Mark Amodei did not sign the letter.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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Nicholas Kerr, ABC News, 14 Sep. 2025
The one-time Iron Range rising star was a congressman from 1975 to 1981 but decided to forgo reelection just as Ronald Reagan was winning the presidency.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 12 Sep. 2025
Sheldon also dismissed the allegations that Serrano Salgado was involved in the murder of Villavicencio, a congressman shot after a rally in Quito.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
The one Nevada congressman who did vote for it, Mark Amodei did not sign the letter.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 18 Sep. 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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