congressperson

noun

con·​gress·​per·​son ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-ˌpər-sən How to pronounce congressperson (audio)
variants or congress person
plural congresspeople ˈkäŋ-(g)rəs-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce congressperson (audio) 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. 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 See all Example Sentences for congressperson 

Word History

First Known Use

1916, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of congressperson was in 1916

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“Congressperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/congressperson. Accessed 13 Nov. 2024.

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congressperson

noun
con·​gress·​per·​son
: a congressman or congresswoman
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