- Congressman
- Literally, a member of Congress, whether of the House of Representatives or the Senate, but usually confined to members of the House.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Congressman
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congressman — con·gress·man n pl con·gress·men: a member of Congress; esp: a member of the U.S. House of Representatives Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. congressman … Law dictionary
Congressman — Con gress*man, n.; pl. {Congressmen}. A member of the Congress of the United States, esp. of the House of Representatives. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
congressman — 1780, in reference to members of U.S. CONGRESS (Cf. 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 … Etymology dictionary
congressman — (or congresswoman) ► NOUN ▪ a male (or female) member of the US Congress … English terms dictionary
congressman — ☆ congressman [käŋ′gris mən, kän′gris mən ] n. pl. congressmen [käŋ′grismən, kän′grismən] [often C ] a member of Congress, esp. of the House of Representatives … English World dictionary
congressman — UK [ˈkɒŋɡresmən] / US [ˈkɑŋɡrəsmən] noun [countable] Word forms congressman : singular congressman plural congressmen UK [ˈkɒŋɡresmən] / US [ˈkɑŋɡrəsmən] a man who is a member of the US congress, especially the House of Representatives … English dictionary
congressman — [[t]kɒ̱ŋgrɪsmən[/t]] congressmen N COUNT; N TITLE A congressman is a male member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives … English dictionary
congressman — noun (C) a man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives: Congressman Stephen Richards Rojack … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Congressman Fitzgerald — may refer to: Roy Gerald Fitzgerald (1875–1962) John Joseph Fitzgerald This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly … Wikipedia
Congressman Stone — William Johnson Stone (1841 1923), Congressman from Kentucky William Joel Stone (1848–1918), Congressman from Missouri Frederick Stone (1820–1899), Congressman from Maryland Congressman Stone from Command Decision (film) This disambiguation page… … Wikipedia
Congressman, Congresswoman — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Democratic, Republican ▪ conservative, liberal ▪ local ▪ leading ▪ incumbent … Collocations dictionary
