Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A congressman or congresswoman.
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- noun A
congressman orcongresswoman
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Examples
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Being a congressperson is a lot of details, meetings, and mundane crap.
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I have been advised that contacting a congressperson is a good route to go.
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Somebody gets trampled to death or a duly elected congressperson is injured or worse by some extremist following the dictates of their fanatical leaders?
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SinceWilson is a 4th term congressperson, that puts him in line behind all other 2nd, 3rd, and 4th term congresspeople for committee assignments and pecking order.
Joe The Nerd Ferraro: Joe Wilson: Don't Censure - Take His Time 2009
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If you want to pick a 2 term congressperson why not Arcuri? or why not pick someone like Dave Valesky from the NY State Senate.
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It does matter, and that's why you should call your congressperson and ask them to co-sponsor HR 3475 to stop the sale of the death master index, and ultimately the fraudulent use of social security numbers to steal from the government.
Jonathan Agin: Identity Theft In the Childhood Cancer Community -- Not a Victimless Crime Jonathan Agin 2011
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It does matter, and that's why you should call your congressperson and ask them to co-sponsor HR 3475 to stop the sale of the death master index, and ultimately the fraudulent use of social security numbers to steal from the government.
Jonathan Agin: Identity Theft In the Childhood Cancer Community -- Not a Victimless Crime Jonathan Agin 2011
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You can write the FDA or call your congressperson and demand more transparency in food labeling for added sugars and join organizations such as CSPI that have been petitioning for these rules for the last several years.
Pooja R. Mottl: Hidden Sugars In Your Food Pooja R. Mottl 2011
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For those Moms, like me, who say it is outrageous that many food producers are refusing to end the practice of misusing our antibiotics -- putting our kids' health at risk and potentially squandering medicine's first miracle drug -- just to cut costs -- can call their congressperson to support the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act.
Laurie David: This Is the Game Changer! Laurie David 2011
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It does matter, and that's why you should call your congressperson and ask them to co-sponsor HR 3475 to stop the sale of the death master index, and ultimately the fraudulent use of social security numbers to steal from the government.
Jonathan Agin: Identity Theft In the Childhood Cancer Community -- Not a Victimless Crime Jonathan Agin 2011
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