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

: a member of a congress and especially of the U.S. House of Representatives : a congressman or congresswoman

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At one point in a Zoom interview with Pennsylvania congressperson Madeleine Dean, Williams tried to transition out with a choppy back-and-forth over the best cheesesteak joint. —

Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024 Voters will also elect a congressperson to serve in the state's one House seat. —

Abc News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2024 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. —

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 See all Example Sentences for congressperson