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congressperson

con·gress·per·son
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kong-gris-pur-suh n]
    • /ˈkɒŋ grɪsˌpɜr sən/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [kong-gris-pur-suh n]
    • /ˈkɒŋ grɪsˌpɜr sən/

Definitions of congressperson word

  • countable noun congressperson A Congressperson is a member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives. 3
  • abbreviation CONGRESSPERSON congressman 3
  • abbreviation CONGRESSPERSON congressmember. 1
  • noun congressperson See -person.   1
  • noun congressperson A member of a legislative congress, especially the US House of Representatives. 1
  • noun congressperson A congressman or congresswoman. 0
See all 6 definitions of congressperson

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Origin of congressperson

First appearance:

before 1970
One of the 2% newest English words
First recorded in 1970-75; congress(man) + -person

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Parts of speech for Congressperson

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Congressperson

congressperson popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 3% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for congressperson

noun congressperson

  • lawmaker — a person who makes or enacts law; legislator.
  • senator — a member of a senate.
  • leader — a person or thing that leads.
  • legislator — a person who gives or makes laws.
  • partisan — a shafted weapon of the 16th and 17th centuries, having as a head a long spear blade with a pair of curved lobes at the base.
All 42 Synonyms of congressperson

Antonyms for congressperson

noun congressperson

  • atypical — Someone or something that is atypical is not typical of its kind.
Just one Antonym for congressperson

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