Congressman

Congressman
Congressman \Con"gress*man\, n.; pl. {Congressmen}. A member of the Congress of the United States, esp. of the House of Representatives. [1913 Webster]

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  • 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

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  • 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

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