congressman

noun

con·​gress·​man ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-mən How to pronounce congressman (audio)
: 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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Curtis, who has a background in computer programming, claimed in a documentary that a Florida congressman asked him to create vote-rigging software. Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2025 Earlier in May, eight Republican congressmen wrote to Johnson warning about the repercussions for their constituents should any bill reduce access to one of the nation's most popular government programs. Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025 Hours later, former Mexican congressman Luis Armando Cordova Diaz was shot dead in a cafe. Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025 The video aired Tuesday on the One America News Network, on a show hosted by former US Republican congressman Matt Gaetz. Ana Melgar, CNN Money, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for congressman

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of congressman was in 1780

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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

congressman

noun
con·​gress·​man ˈkäŋ-grəs-mən How to pronounce congressman (audio)
: a member of a congress
especially : a member of the U.S. House of Representatives

Legal Definition

congressman

noun
con·​gress·​man
plural congressmen
: a member of Congress
especially : a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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