congressperson
noun
con·gress·per·son
ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-ˌpər-sən 
variants
or congress person
plural congresspeople
ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-ˌpē-pəl
or congress people also congresspersons or congress persons
or congress people also congresspersons or congress persons
: a member of a congress and especially of the U.S. House of Representatives : a congressman or congresswoman
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In an hour, Liz Cheney, the former Wyoming congressperson, former chair of the Republican Conference, and daughter of a vice president—a woman who has never voted for a Democrat for president—will endorse Harris onstage.
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Walz, a former congressperson and current governor of Minnesota, was not as high-profile of a pick as Vance, but the Kamala Harris campaign has leveraged his background as a former teacher, football coach, and veteran to appeal to rural America.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2024
Every few minutes, someone else — a former congressperson, a prominent downtown investor, the restaurant’s scion — stopped to shake hands.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Unlike the other possibilities — most of them small-state governors and obscure congresspersons — Pompeo comes fully vetted in a year when the media will surely give Trump’s choice a full, head-to-toe body scan.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Mar. 2024
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Nathan Heller, Vogue, 11 Oct. 2024
Walz, a former congressperson and current governor of Minnesota, was not as high-profile of a pick as Vance, but the Kamala Harris campaign has leveraged his background as a former teacher, football coach, and veteran to appeal to rural America.
—Makena Kelly, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2024
Every few minutes, someone else — a former congressperson, a prominent downtown investor, the restaurant’s scion — stopped to shake hands.
—Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2024
Unlike the other possibilities — most of them small-state governors and obscure congresspersons — Pompeo comes fully vetted in a year when the media will surely give Trump’s choice a full, head-to-toe body scan.
—Neal B. Freeman, National Review, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Congressperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressperson. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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