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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Rogers, a former congressman who lost the Senate race last November against Democrat Elissa Slotkin, is viewed as the leading Republican candidate.
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The governor sits at 44%, compared to the congressman’s 43%.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
Some even resorted to carpooling, and a Republican congressman drove his motorcycle nearly 1,000 miles all the way from Wisconsin.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Kansas City’s longtime Democratic congressman pointed to the exclusion of the credits as his reason for voting against the bill in a statement earlier this week.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
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Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025
The governor sits at 44%, compared to the congressman’s 43%.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 14 Nov. 2025
Some even resorted to carpooling, and a Republican congressman drove his motorcycle nearly 1,000 miles all the way from Wisconsin.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025
Kansas City’s longtime Democratic congressman pointed to the exclusion of the credits as his reason for voting against the bill in a statement earlier this week.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for congressman
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 21 Nov. 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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