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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Trump’s push to oust Massie comes as his allies ramp up efforts to recruit challengers and spend heavily against the Kentucky congressman. 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 See All Example Sentences for congressman

Word History

First Known Use

1780, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 24 Oct. 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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