| 释义 |
ˈcongressperson, n. U.S.
Also C-. Pl. -s; also (by substitution) -people.
[f. Congressman n. or congresswoman n., after chairperson, etc.: see person n. 2 f.]
A member of the U.S. Congress (used as a common-gender form).
1972Village Voice (N.Y.) 1 June 4/3 Only if you have an Ed Koch or a Bella Abzug for a Congressperson..then may be the District Attorney might be pressured into calling a grand jury. 1976B. Bova Multiple Man x. 104 The people...[will] lean on their Congresspersons to get the job done. 1980New Age (U.S.) Oct. 4/3, I sent letters to many congresspeople. 1981J. K. Galbraith Life in Our Times xxx. 485 Chairperson, Congressperson, Policeperson—have the jarring sound of any new construction. 1986Capital Times (Madison, Wisconsin) 6 Mar. iii. 25/4, I tell them to call their congresspersons. |