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congressperson
[ kong-gris-pur-suhn ]
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Word History and Origins
Origin of congressperson1
Example Sentences
The Editorial Board, in characteristic fashion, sensed an opportunity to condemn both ends of the political spectrum, and nodded back to the 2011 shooting of Democratic Rep. Gabby Giffords and the killing of six others, including a 9-year-old girl, the last incident that involved a congressperson getting shot.
He also instructed him to add pictures of the council member campaigning, her picture with an unnamed U.S. congressperson and the People’s Republic of China ambassador to the United States, according to the complaint.
“We are grateful for the effort of the senator and congressperson to push the Department of Justice to take steps to provide accountability in the jails given the abject failing of the district attorney’s office to take action in the case,” he told The Times.
Within weeks of the first openly transgender congressperson being elected, Republican Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina proposed a bathroom bill for the House of Representatives.
‘Shirley,’ about the iconic civil-rights warrior, Congressperson Shirley Chisholm, written by John Ridley, features a great script for an excellent movie.”
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