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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
congressman
noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
democratic
▪ The contrast between Reagan and his predecessor in these situations has been pointed up by one Democratic congressman.
▪ The amendment was named for Mike Synar, a former Democratic congressman from Oklahoma who died of brain cancer earlier this year.
▪ The New York Times said it obtained a copy of the tape from a Democratic congressman.
local
▪ They have returned home and set to work turning up the pressure on their local congressmen.
▪ A local congressman said the canceled deployment illustrated that too much money has been cut from the defense budget.
republican
▪ That they have ideological allies among Republican congressmen is not surprising.
▪ A conservative coalition of Democrat and Republican congressmen developed which could delay further reforms, and sometimes block them altogether.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ A fund-raising dinner offers no special access to the congressman.
▪ Biemiller referred the congressman to this doctor, who again worked his magic.
▪ I would never shake down a congressman.
▪ It is the honest doubts of many congressmen that have delayed its progress until now.
▪ It is the sort of dull nitty-gritty subject believed to be vital for the survival of any self-respecting congressman.
▪ Mr Espy was a congressman for six years.
▪ That they have ideological allies among Republican congressmen is not surprising.
▪ The revelation came in the form of internal documents of the Aleyeska Pipeline Service company, which were leaked to a congressman.
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Congressman

Congressman \Con"gress*man\, n.; pl. Congressmen. A member of the Congress of the United States, esp. of the House of Representatives.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
congressman

1780, in reference to members of U.S. Congress, and it first appears in a piece of abuse (written by a Loyalist):\n\nYe coxcomb Congressmen, declaimers keen, \n
Brisk puppets of the Philadelphia scene ... \n\nCongresswoman attested from 1918 (Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) was the first).

Wiktionary
congressman

n. 1 A male member of congress. 2 (context US English) A male member of the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House%20of%20Representatives

WordNet
congressman

n. a member of the United States House of Representatives [syn: congresswoman, representative]

Usage examples of "congressman".

By the time Abigail found a moment to reply, a new year had begun and John Adams had come and gone, riding away on still another winter day to still another session of Congress, heading for Baltimore accompanied by a new Massachusetts congressman, James Lovell.

Cannon boomed from Mount Wollaston, bells rang, and the procession that carried the casket from the Adams house to the church included the governor, the president of Harvard, members of the state legislature, and Congressman Daniel Webster.

Bilgewater Junction, the base attempt of the Drug Trust to boost the price of quinine foiled in the House by Congressman Jinks, the first tall poplar struck by lightning and the usual stunned picknickers who had taken refuge, the first crack of the ice jam in the Allegheny River, the finding of a violet in its mossy bed by the correspondent at Round Corners - these are the advance signs of the burgeoning season that are wired into the wise city, while the farmer sees nothing but winter upon his dreary fields.

That there were Congressmen and Senators at the time who were anglophobic, and sincerely hoped Hitler would conquer England.

The gag rule is temporarily lifted, allowing northern congressmen to present an antislavery petition.

For example, the next year, Florida Republican Congressman Porter Goss cosponsored a bill cutting intelligence personnel by 20 percent over five years.

Like Mammy, Lady, and Planter, Cynara, Congressman, and Corinne were buried together.

One elderly Congressman pulled a hogleg out of his coat that must have been a museum piece, but that was a mere incident.

The four hundred ninety-nine volumes preceding it had been given away to Klansmen, defrocked ministers, congressmen, mayors, governors, shriners, a hundred right-wing organizations, and anyone else he thought would be interested.

Congressman Allen hold up a folder in front of the television cameras and say he has proof that you have billions in nonperforming loans?

Silky Road, Joey and the congressman had been playing at the lovely Yampa River Valley course at the Sheraton.

We can get samples from Congressman Benedict with or without your assistance, so what are we discussing here?

According to the story Cas had told the police, the congressman had excused himself shortly after his lawyers had departed on their way to the courthouse.

In the northwestern part of the State, however, the new party was strong enough to elect a Congressman over candidates of both the old parties.

Nick put the receipt away, but kept the gold cufflink under the nose of the frightened congressman.