congressman

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Recent Examples of congressman Nadler, the long-serving congressman, praised his former aide and state assemblyman Micah Lasher but stopped short of supporting him. Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025 The congressman also was the top signer of a letter from Congress’ Democratic doctors calling on Kennedy to resign. David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025 The former El Paso congressman declined to comment, but has talked about his political future in recent interviews. Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025 Who is Kentucky congressman Thomas Massie? Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 3 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for congressman
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Noun
  • The Texas congresswoman is one of the most visible politicians in the House and is known for her inflammatory language.
    Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Sep. 2025
  • The fourth-term congresswoman disclosed as much as $8 million in assets in her 2024 financial disclosure, which includes $350,000 from a property sale and rent checks, a Post analysis of her 2024 financial disclosure found.
    Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Other than speaking to Sanders, Platner has not discussed the race with other congressional Democrats — some of whom privately question whether Mills, who would be the oldest freshman senator if elected, is the solution to their routine failure to beat Collins.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Democrat and Republican senators grilled Kennedy over recent vaccine changes.
    Will McDuffie, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Carl DeMaio, a Republican assemblyman and leader of the grassroots group Reform California, half-jokingly urged a packed room not to campaign too publicly.
    Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Nadler, the long-serving congressman, praised his former aide and state assemblyman Micah Lasher but stopped short of supporting him.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025

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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congressman. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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