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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Jacobs said Republican colleagues have shared concerns privately with her about what Trump is doing and pointed out that this week, a Nebraska congressman became the first Republican lawmaker to publicly call for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s firing.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Best of The Bee: Republicans say Central Valley congressman voted for higher taxes.
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Trump has nominated former Missouri congressman Billy Long, but no confirmation hearings have been held.
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Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Apr. 2025
Best of The Bee: Republicans say Central Valley congressman voted for higher taxes.
—Nicole Nixon, Sacbee.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Trump has nominated former Missouri congressman Billy Long, but no confirmation hearings have been held.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Three congressmen from the House Committee on Energy and Commerce are raising concerns over data privacy weeks after the genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy, putting millions of customers’ personal information up for sale.
—Bloomberg News, Boston Herald, 19 Apr. 2025
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“Congressman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressman. Accessed 3 May. 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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