Public Service Positions

noun A male member of a congress, especially a member of the US House of Representatives or a similar legislative body

• The congressman delivered a speech at the legislative session.
• I saw the congressman at the town hall meeting last night.
• That congressman is always making promises he can't keep.
• The congressman's influence reaches far beyond the walls of Capitol Hill.

noun a person who governs or controls

• The governor of the state made an official statement regarding the new policy.
• Did you hear what the governor said about the upcoming election?
• The governor is really shaking things up in the capital.
• As the governor of the project, she had to make some tough decisions.