"congressman" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-congressman.wav Forms: congressmen [plural]
Etymology: From congress + -man. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|congress|man}} congress + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|congressmen}} congressman (plural congressmen)
  1. A male member of congress. Translations (member of congress): կոնգրեսական (kongresakan) (Armenian), congressista [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), 國會議員 (Chinese Mandarin), 国会议员 (guóhuì yìyuán) (Chinese Mandarin), kongresman [masculine] (Czech), kongressin jäsen (Finnish), kansanedustaja (Finnish), membre du Congrès [masculine] (French), Mitglied des Kongresses [neuter] (German), Mitglied der gesetzgebenden Versammlung [neuter] (German), βουλευτής (vouleftís) [masculine] (Greek), kongresszusi képviselő (Hungarian), þingmaður [masculine] (Icelandic), membro del congresso [masculine] (Italian), 議員 (giin) (alt: ぎいん) (Japanese), 의원 (uiwon) (alt: 議員) (Korean), kongrevan (mêr) (Northern Kurdish), kongresman (Northern Kurdish), kongresman [masculine] (Polish), kongresmen [masculine] (Polish), congressista [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), deputado federal [masculine] (Portuguese), congresmen [masculine] (Romanian), конгрессме́н (kongressmén) [masculine] (Russian), congresista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), nghị sĩ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-congressman-en-noun-mufHp8qs Disambiguation of 'member of congress': 83 17
  2. (US) A male member of the House of Representatives. Tags: US Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-congressman-en-noun-cXZHD3gf Disambiguation of People: 6 94 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 90 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 17 83 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 17 83 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 3 97 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 21 79 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 8 92 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 9 91 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 8 92
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: congresswoman, senator

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "member of congress",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "congresista"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "member of congress",
      "word": "nghị sĩ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "congressman"
}

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