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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Gary Franks served three terms as a congressman from Connecticut’s 5th District.
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
For all of that time, Jimmy Patronis, now a Panhandle congressman, was Florida’s chief financial officer, the man responsible for paying the state’s bills and rooting out waste and fraud.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
On the heels of a redistricting referendum, a Georgia congressman proposed a bill to return parts of Northern Virginia to the District.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Kean, the second-term congressman who represents northwest New Jersey, has not voted on the House floor since March 5 and has missed about 50 roll-call votes since then.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
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Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
For all of that time, Jimmy Patronis, now a Panhandle congressman, was Florida’s chief financial officer, the man responsible for paying the state’s bills and rooting out waste and fraud.
—Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
On the heels of a redistricting referendum, a Georgia congressman proposed a bill to return parts of Northern Virginia to the District.
—Sophia Solano, Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2026
Kean, the second-term congressman who represents northwest New Jersey, has not voted on the House floor since March 5 and has missed about 50 roll-call votes since then.
—Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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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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