congressman
pronunciation
How to pronounce congressman in British English:
UK [ˈkɒŋɡrəsmən]
How to pronounce congressman in American English:
US [ˈkɑːŋɡrəsmən]
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- Noun:
- a member of the United States House of Representatives
Word Origin
- congressman (n.)
- 1780, in reference to members of U.S. Congress, and it first appears in a piece of abuse (written by a Loyalist): Ye coxcomb Congressmen, declaimers keen, Brisk puppets of the Philadelphia scene ... Congresswoman attested from 1918 (Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) was the first).
Example
- 1. They require another senator or congressman to lose their seat .
- 2. The writer is a us congressman and a candidate for the republican party 's presidential nomination
- 3. One of the united states top congressman and 2012 presidential candidate ron paul has long stated his belief that the us government has lied about its gold reserves held at fort knox . And in 2010 put forward a bill force an audit of them .
- 4. No congress for the congressman .
- 5. Even paul ryan , a leading republican congressman , has acknowledged this .