member of Congress

NOUN

delegate

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commissioner deputy envoy member minister nominee senator

STRONG

agent alternate ambassador appointee consul emissary factor front legate mouthpiece plenipotentiary proxy regent rep replacement spokesperson stand-in substitute surrogate vicar viceroy

WEAK

catchpole people's choice pinch hitter

NOUN

legislator

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administrator council member deputy lawmaker leader member parliamentarian representative senator

STRONG

lawgiver

WEAK

aldermember assemblymember

NOUN

politician

Synonyms

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congressperson lawmaker leader legislator officeholder president representative senator

STRONG

orator partisan speaker

WEAK

Party member baby-kisser boss handshaker member of parliament office seeker public servant statesperson whistle-stopper

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Knowing the amendment wouldn’t apply to them should make it easier for any member of Congress to vote in favor of such an amendment.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 17, 2026

As a member of Congress, he took larger checks from Pacific Gas and Electric and Edison International.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

The announcement made her the third member of Congress in the last week to resign after allegations of misconduct and a possible vote to expel them from the US House of Representatives.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The fact that the person on the other end of the phone is a ranking Republican member of Congress made that statement even more poignant.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2026

Franklin and Robert Morris, a member of Congress and a money-raiser for the Revolution, arranged for a ship to land some men in Bermuda, grab a ton of gunpowder, and sail to Philadelphia.

From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen

member of Congress

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