congressperson
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congressperson — con·gress·per·son n: a congressman or congresswoman Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
congressperson — [käŋ′grispʉr΄sən] n. [often C ] CONGRESSMAN: used to avoid the masculine implication of congressman … English World dictionary
congressperson — UK [ˈkɒŋɡresˌpɜː(r)s(ə)n] / US [ˈkɑŋɡrəsˌpɜrs(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms congressperson : singular congressperson plural congresspeople UK [ˈkɒŋɡresˌpiːp(ə)l] / US [ˈkɑŋɡrəsˌpɪp(ə)l] someone who is a member of the US congress, especially… … English dictionary
congressperson — [[t]kɒ̱ŋgrɪspɜː(r)s(ə)n[/t]] congresspeople N COUNT A congressperson is a member of the US Congress, especially of the House of Representatives … English dictionary
congressperson — noun Date: 1972 a congressman or congresswoman … New Collegiate Dictionary
congressperson — /kong gris perr seuhn/, n. (often cap.) congressmember. [1970 75; CONGRESS(MAN) + PERSON] Usage. See person. * * * … Universalium
congressperson — con|gress|per|son [ kaŋgrəs,pɜrsn ] (plural con|gress|peo|ple [ kaŋgrəs,pipl ] ) noun count someone who is a member of the U.S. Congress, especially the House of Representatives … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
congressperson — con•gress•per•son [[t]ˈkɒŋ grɪsˌpɜr sən[/t]] n. gov (often cap.) a member of a congress, esp. of the U.S. House of Representatives • Etymology: 1970–75 usage: See person … From formal English to slang
congressperson — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : a member of a congress ; especially often capitalized : a member of the United States House of Representatives … Useful english dictionary
Shadow congressperson — The offices of shadow representative and shadow senator are elective offices in the District of Columbia.In 1978, the District of Columbia Voting Rights Amendment was proposed to the Constitution of the United States that would have given the… … Wikipedia
