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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Fox News reported that the other three GOP congressmen are being floated as possible challengers to Johnson in January.
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Last month, Trump tapped Dr. Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida and a physician who has made false claims about vaccines, to lead the CDC.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
The idea got some more attention this week when Trump’s national security adviser–designee, the Florida congressman Michael Waltz, mentioned it in a Sunday show interview regarding the mystery drone sightings over the East Coast.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
The former congressman was deployed to Iraq in 2008 as a member of the Air Force’s 94th Airlift Wing.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Benedict Cosgrove, Newsweek, 19 Dec. 2024
Last month, Trump tapped Dr. Dave Weldon, a former congressman from Florida and a physician who has made false claims about vaccines, to lead the CDC.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 18 Dec. 2024
The idea got some more attention this week when Trump’s national security adviser–designee, the Florida congressman Michael Waltz, mentioned it in a Sunday show interview regarding the mystery drone sightings over the East Coast.
—Rich Lowry, National Review, 18 Dec. 2024
The former congressman was deployed to Iraq in 2008 as a member of the Air Force’s 94th Airlift Wing.
—Sara Dorn, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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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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