congressman

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noun

A male member of congress.

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Meanings

congressman1

nouncongressman (plural congressmen)

plural congressmen

  1. A male member of congress.
  2. USA male member of the House of Representatives.

    There was a stampede as the congressmen jumped the banister in their hastes to be the first to sign away their souls.

    2017, Russell M. Peterson, The Armies of Forever, page 368
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    For strained metaphor this has not been equaled since a bloviant congressman began his eulogy upon Senator Vance with the words […]

    1919, Celebration Legal Essays: To Mark the Twenty-fifth Year of Service of John H ...

    Two US congressmen on Tuesday made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan as the US races to evacuate as many people as possible from the country in the remaining days of the US military presence there, taking Democratic leadership by surprise and drawing swift criticism.

    2021 August 24, Devan Cole, Ryan Nobles, Zachary Cohen and Oren Liebermann, “Two congressmen traveled to Afghanistan amid frantic evacuation efforts”, in CNN

    The committee’s investigation into Gaetz began in 2021 but was put on hold while a separate, yearslong federal sex-trafficking investigation into the former congressman was underway.

    2024 December 23, Sarah Ferris and Jeremy Herb, “House Ethics report finds evidence Matt Gaetz paid thousands for sex and drugs including paying a 17-year-old for sex in 2017”, in CNN

Congressman2

nounCongressman (plural Congressmen)

plural Congressmen

  1. The title for someone who is elected to be a congressman.

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Translations

Catalan congressista
  • congressistamember of congress
Chinese Mandarin 國會議員 /国会议员
  • 國會議員 /国会议员 (guóhuì yìyuán)member of congress
Czech kongresman
  • kongresmanmember of congress
Finnish kongressin jäsen, kansanedustaja
  • kongressin jäsenmember of congress
  • kansanedustajamember of congress
French membre du Congrès
  • membre du Congrèsmember of congress
German Mitglied des Kongresses, Mitglied der gesetzgebenden Versammlung
  • Mitglied des Kongressesmember of congress
  • Mitglied der gesetzgebenden Versammlungmember of congress
Greek βουλευτής
  • βουλευτής (vouleftís)member of congress
Hungarian kongresszusi képviselő
  • kongresszusi képviselőmember of congress
Icelandic þingmaður
  • þingmaðurmember of congress
Italian membro del congresso
  • membro del congressomember of congress
Japanese 議員
  • 議員 (giin)member of congress
Korean 의원
  • 의원 (uiwon)member of congress
Polish kongresman, kongresmen
  • kongresmanmember of congress
  • kongresmenmember of congress
Portuguese congressista, deputado federal
  • congressistamember of congress
  • deputado federalmember of congress
Romanian congresmen
  • congresmenmember of congress
Russian конгрессме́н
  • конгрессме́н (kongressmén)member of congress
Spanish congresista
  • congresistamember of congress
Ukrainian конгресме́н
  • конгресме́н (konhresmén)member of congress
Vietnamese nghị sĩ
  • nghị sĩmember of congress
Cite this entry
APA

congressman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congressman

MLA

“congressman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congressman. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “congressman,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/congressman.

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