"congressperson" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: congresspersons [plural], congresspeople [plural]
Etymology: congress + -person Etymology templates: {{compound|en|congress|-person}} congress + -person Head templates: {{en-noun|s|congresspeople}} congressperson (plural congresspersons or congresspeople)
  1. A member of congress
    Sense id: en-congressperson-en-noun-3tRvwmu-
  2. (US) A member of the House of Representatives Tags: US Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-congressperson-en-noun-Bwuri0AS Disambiguation of People: 0 100 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -person Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 2 98 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 2 98 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -person: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: congressman, congresswoman

Inflected forms

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