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congressman (n.)
[congressman 词源字典]
1780, in reference to members of U.S.
Congress
, and it first appears in a piece of abuse (written by a Loyalist):
Ye coxcomb Congressmen, declaimers keen,
Brisk puppets of the Philadelphia scene ...
Congresswoman
attested from 1918 (Jeannette Rankin (1880-1973) was the first).
[congressman etymology, congressman origin, 英语词源]