congressman
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++con·gress·man /ˈkɒŋɡrəsmən $ ˈkɑːŋ-/ noun (plural congressmen /-mən/) [countable] PGPPGOa man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives 国会议员〔尤指美国众议员〕
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congressman• I would never shake down a congressman.• The revelation came in the form of internal documents of the Aleyeska Pipeline Service company, which were leaked to a congressman.• Mr Espy was a congressman for six years.• It is the honest doubts of many congressmen that have delayed its progress until now.• That they have ideological allies among Republican congressmen is not surprising.• It is the sort of dull nitty-gritty subject believed to be vital for the survival of any self-respecting congressman.• Biemiller referred the congressman to this doctor, who again worked his magic.• A fund-raising dinner offers no special access to the congressman.con·gress·man nounChineseSyllable
a man the congress, Corpus especially who a of member a is
congressman
con‧gress‧man /ˈkɒŋɡrəsmən, ˈkɒŋɡrɪsmən $ ˈkɑːŋ-/
noun (plural congressmen /-mən/) [countable]
a man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives
▪ politician someone who works in politics, especially an elected member of the government: senior politicians
▪statesman a political or government leader, especially one who is well-respected: a respected elder statesman | great statesmen like Roosevelt and Churchill | He would later describe the king as ‘one of the most brilliant statesmen I have ever been privileged to meet’.
▪MP/Member of Parliament in Britain, someone who has been elected to a parliament to represent people from a particular area of the country: Ken Newton, MP
▪congressman a man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives: a Republican congressman
▪congresswoman a woman who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives: Mrs McKinney was the state’s first black congresswoman.
▪senator a member of the senate, especially in the US: Senator Clinton
▪representative in the US, a member of the House of Representatives: Democratic Representatives
▪mayor someone who has been elected to lead the government of a town or city: Boris Johnson was elected Mayor of London. | the former New York mayor, Rudy Giuliani
▪spin doctor someone who is used by a political party to influence people’s opinions by cleverly controlling what is reported in the news: The party spin doctors would like us to believe that the government is committed to improving the environment.
con‧gress‧man /ˈkɒŋɡrəsmən, ˈkɒŋɡrɪsmən $ ˈkɑːŋ-/
noun (plural congressmen /-mən/) [countable]a man who is a member of a congress, especially the US House of Representatives
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