congresscritter
nounEtymology From congress + critter.
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US, Derogatory, Humorous, Slang A congressperson.
- There are a number of Congresscritters who'd like nothing better than to convert the Shuttle into benefits for their own districts.1979, Jerry Pournelle, A Step Farther Out, Ace, page 43:
- Shaw whistled respectfully at that. "All that for one senator and one congresscritter?"1991, Tom Clancy, The Sum of All Fears:
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- Lobbyist Alice can transfer digital cash to Congresscritter Bob so that newspaper reporter Eve does not know Alice's identity.1996, Bruce Schneier, Applied Cryptography, John Wiley & Sons, page 139:
- You don't have to be a Fortune 500 firm's chief economist (heck, you don't even need to know any more economics than a Congresscritter, ie, virtually none), to see that these spreads had to change [...]2003, S.A. Johnston, Trading Options to Win, John Wiley & Sons, page 254: