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   What is a member of Congress?

   • In referring to an individual lawmaker in that person's capacity of serving in the United States Congress, a bicameral federal legislature, the term Member of Congress is used less often than other terms in the United States.

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   What is Congress in Encyclopaedia Britannica?

   • The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen. Congress of the United States, the legislature of the United States of America, established under the Constitution of 1789 and separated structurally from the executive and judicial branches of government.

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   What is the meaning of Congress?

   • 1.b. † The assembling of a society, etc. Obsolete. It is now the Place of Congress for the Royal Society. 2. † A coming together, meeting (of things). Obsolete. A mutuall Congresse, or Coarticulation of the bones. Medicinal Nitre..in congress with a certain sulphur. A fortuitous Congress of Atoms.

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   How are members of Congress elected?

   • Members of Congress in both houses are elected by direct popular vote. Senators are elected via a statewide vote and representatives by votes in each congressional district. Congressional districts are apportioned to the states, once every ten years, based on population figures from the most recent nationwide census.

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   Member of Congress definition: a member of the US Congress, esp of the House of Representatives. See examples of MEMBER OF CONGRESS used in a sentence.

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   A Member of Congress is a person who has been elected to the United States Congress.

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   a person who has been elected to represent the people of a particular area in Congress. Want to learn more? Definition of Member of Congress noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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   A member of congress (MOC), also known as a congressman or congresswoman, is a person who has been appointed or elected and inducted into an official body called a congress, typically to represent a particular constituency in a legislature.

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   Members of the Senate are referred to as senators; members of the House of Representatives are referred to as representatives, congressmen, or congresswomen.

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   There are 13 meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun congress, five of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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   2 days ago · Congress of the United States, the legislature of the United States of America, established under the Constitution of 1789 and separated structurally from the executive and judicial branches of government.