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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Pressure is also building from within Trump’s Republican base, with a number of congressmen – including Sens. Chuck Grassley and Lindsey Graham, and Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Don Bacon – urging the president to impose stringent sanctions on Russia.
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
It was discovered there by a friend of the congressman’s wife.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
He was viewed with a measure of skepticism by some in the MAGA world who saw the former Army Green Beret and three-term congressman as too tied to Washington's foreign policy establishment.
—Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
The Republican congressman has been relentless for years in denouncing the governor.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
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Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 27 May 2025
It was discovered there by a friend of the congressman’s wife.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 27 May 2025
He was viewed with a measure of skepticism by some in the MAGA world who saw the former Army Green Beret and three-term congressman as too tied to Washington's foreign policy establishment.
—Arkansas Online, 23 May 2025
The Republican congressman has been relentless for years in denouncing the governor.
—David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 22 May 2025
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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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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