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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Trump’s push to oust Massie comes as his allies ramp up efforts to recruit challengers and spend heavily against the Kentucky congressman.
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Santos Attorney Joseph Murray celebrated the former congressman’s release in a post on Santos’s X account.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, part of the USA TODAY Network, the staffer was identified as Angelo Elia, who is listed as the congressman's legislative correspondent on LegiStorm, a website that publishes congressional data and contact information.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
In 2015, Polis, then a Democratic congressman from Colorado, dined on hemp scones and washed them down with a glass of raw milk.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
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Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
Santos Attorney Joseph Murray celebrated the former congressman’s release in a post on Santos’s X account.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 18 Oct. 2025
According to The Cincinnati Enquirer, part of the USA TODAY Network, the staffer was identified as Angelo Elia, who is listed as the congressman's legislative correspondent on LegiStorm, a website that publishes congressional data and contact information.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 16 Oct. 2025
In 2015, Polis, then a Democratic congressman from Colorado, dined on hemp scones and washed them down with a glass of raw milk.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2025
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 24 Oct. 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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