congresswoman

Examples

He was accused of perjury by a Republican congressman.
She invited the wife of an Illinois congressman to tea.
He is just an obscure congressman, not the president.

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Examples from literature

At last the congressman rose to make a speech. 
His audacity and his intense zeal won the admiration of President Madison and his cabinet, as well as many congressmen. 
Many Congressmen in their speeches, made all manner of fun of the bill. 
The congressman did not reply immediately. 
These four Congressmen played a curiously dramatic part before they got back to Washington. 

congressman | American Dictionary

congressman
noun[ C ]
us/ˈkɑŋ·ɡrəs·mən/plural-menus/-mən, -ˌmen/
a member of the US House of Representatives; a representative

Examples of congressman

congressman
But it was an issue, and it became one because congressmen analyzed the economics of their tax bill.
Unable to decide one way or another, congressmen hesitated over this unpromising situation.
Southern congressmen had been trying for years to apply criminal charges to civil rights leaders and their followers.
Claiming that the vaccination legislation would enhance the power of the executive branch, the congressmen soundly rejected an apolitical proposal designed to improve public health.
That is to say, congress decided the election both of one third of the congressmen and of the president.
Second, the fate of the congressmen who did not sign suggests that the political perils were not imaginary.
Forty years ago, a congressman from this area would have staunchly defended subsidies for cotton.
A textile union leader sadly reported that his members would no longer support the congressman.
Indirectly, costs were increased by the delays in the process of reform used by congressmen as a strategy to extract further benefits from the executive.
In the end, however, only three congressmen refused to sign.
But the need for them is bound to colour deeply a congressman's or senator's image of his entire political environment.
He wanted to be a congressman instead of a university professor.
During the debates three congressmen sought to make the law more punitive.
This takes us into an examination of the individuals who cast the votes that elected congressmen to office.
After all, a congressman is but one of 435 representatives, each endowed with a single vote.
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