Congressman, Congresswoman
- Congressman, Congresswoman
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ Democratic, Republican
▪ conservative, liberal
▪ local
▪ leading
▪ incumbent
▪ four-term, eight-term, etc.
▪ freshman (AmE)
▪ former
VERB + CONGRESSMAN/CONGRESSWOMAN
▪ elect (sb), re-elect (sb)
▪ He was elected congressman in 1997.
▪ lobby
▪ contact, write
▪ Many people have written their congressmen with complaints.
CONGRESSMAN/CONGRESSWOMAN + VERB
▪ call for sth
▪ a leading congressman who's calling for a crackdown on illegal aliens
Collocations dictionary.
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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 — Synonyms and related words: MP, Member of Congress, Member of Parliament, alderman, assemblyman, chosen freeholder, city father, congresswoman, councilman, floor leader, lawgiver, lawmaker, legislator, majority leader, minority leader, party whip … Moby Thesaurus
congressman — (or congresswoman) noun (plural congressmen or congresswomen) a member of the US Congress … English new terms dictionary
congressman — /ˈkɒŋgrəsmən/ (say konggruhsmuhn) noun (plural congressmen) (often upper case) a male member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives. {congress + man} –congresswoman, noun …
congressman — n. (pl. men; fem. congresswoman, pl. women) a member of the US Congress … Useful english dictionary
congresswoman — noun a member of the United States House of Representatives • Syn: ↑congressman, ↑representative • Hypernyms: ↑legislator • Hyponyms: ↑rep … Useful english dictionary
-woman — a combining form of woman: chairwoman; forewoman; spokeswoman. Usage. Feminine compounds ending in WOMAN are equivalent to the masculine compounds in MAN. When the person referred to is a woman, the feminine form is often, but not always, used:… … Universalium
-woman — a combining form of woman: chairwoman; forewoman; spokeswoman. Usage. Feminine compounds ending in WOMAN are equivalent to the masculine compounds in MAN. When the person referred to is a woman, the feminine form is often, but not always, used:… … Useful english dictionary
legislator — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. lawmaker, congressman, senator, parliamentarian. See council. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. lawmaker, lawgiver, assemblyman, congressman, congresswoman, representative, senator, member of Congress, member… … English dictionary for students
