congressman

congressman
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 (Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) was the first).

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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

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  • 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, Congresswoman — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ Democratic, Republican ▪ conservative, liberal ▪ local ▪ leading ▪ incumbent …   Collocations dictionary

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