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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In the episode's last moments, the show jumps back more than 350 years to a pre-apocalyptic world where Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman), a congressman, meets up with a reporter named Helen (Jessica Henwick) for what appears to be a date.
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Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Williams, a former congressman, reiterated that cybersecurity is an issue everyone needs to address.
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Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
In 1841, John Quincy Adams, a President turned congressman and Supreme Court advocate, appeared before the Court, seeking the freedom of people kidnapped from Africa who mutinied en route to America on the slave ship Amistad.
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Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
2 July 2026
The congressman, who represents New Jersey's 7th Congressional District and is the son of a former Garden State governor, missed more than 140 votes since March.
—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
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Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
3 July 2026
Williams, a former congressman, reiterated that cybersecurity is an issue everyone needs to address.
—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
In 1841, John Quincy Adams, a President turned congressman and Supreme Court advocate, appeared before the Court, seeking the freedom of people kidnapped from Africa who mutinied en route to America on the slave ship Amistad.
—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
2 July 2026
The congressman, who represents New Jersey's 7th Congressional District and is the son of a former Garden State governor, missed more than 140 votes since March.
—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
1 July 2026
See All Example Sentences for congressman
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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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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