Congressmann.
A member of Congress (in U.S.).
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Member of Congress1774
Congressman1780
state senator1800
M.C.1832
freshman1892
majority leader1909
Minority Leader1909
congressperson1972
1780 The American Times iii. 28 Ye coxcomb Congressmen, declaimers keen.
1788 J. Smith in Mass. Conv. 25 Jan. 133 [He] won't think I expect to be a Congress-man, and swallow up the liberties of the people.
1806 F. Ames Wks. (1854) I. 349 And I consider too, how unreasonable it is to expect a Congressman can fill letter after letter with important matter.
a1834 J. Dow Serm. III. 137 (Bartl.) Our congressmen, my dear hearers, what are they? Nothing but bloodsuckers upon the cheek of the United States.
1888 J. Bryce Amer. Commonw. I. xiv. 197 The term ‘Congressman’ is commonly used to describe a member of the House of Representatives, though of course it ought to include senators also.
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