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congressperson

/kˈɑŋɡɹəspˌɝsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables
con-gressper-son
IPA
/kˈɑŋɡɹəspˌɝsən/
19
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of congress.

noun

A member of the House of Representatives.

American usage

Etymology

From congress + -person.

Usage

Inflected Forms

congresspersons (plural) congresspeople (plural)

Derived Forms

congresscoon congresscritter

Questions

How do you pronounce congressperson?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑŋɡɹəspˌɝsən/.
What does congressperson mean?
A member of congress.
Where does congressperson come from?
From congress + -person.

How to pronounce congressperson

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