congressman
noun
con·gress·man
ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-mən 
: a member of a congress
especially
: a member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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a former congressman who is now a senator
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Allred, a three-term congressman from Dallas, is also well-financed but running a lower-key and more centrist race than the freewheeling campaign of the more outwardly liberal O'Rourke.
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John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Collins, a former congressman from 2013 to 2021 and trusted Trump loyalist, is a chaplain of the United States Air Force Reserve Command.
—Kinsey Crowley, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Texas Senator Ted Cruz said Matt Gaetz deserved a fair hearing after the former congressman withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's Attorney General.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Mike Waltz Waltz is a three-term Republican congressman from east-central Florida.
—Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
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John C. Moritz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
Collins, a former congressman from 2013 to 2021 and trusted Trump loyalist, is a chaplain of the United States Air Force Reserve Command.
—Kinsey Crowley, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
Texas Senator Ted Cruz said Matt Gaetz deserved a fair hearing after the former congressman withdrew from consideration as President-elect Donald Trump's Attorney General.
—Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Mike Waltz Waltz is a three-term Republican congressman from east-central Florida.
—Thomas Beaumont, Fortune, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 30 Nov. 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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