congressist

noun

con·​gress·​ist

pronunciation at 1congress+ə̇st

variants or less commonly congressionalist

kanˈgreshənᵊlə̇st,

-shnəl-

or congressionist

-sh(ə)nə̇st

plural -s

: a member or adherent of a congress

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