A member of congress or someone who actively participates in congressional government.
From congress + -ist (one who is involved with). Similar to 'congressionalist' but slightly different in connotation, emphasizing active participation over ideology.
This is another rare variant that competed with 'congressman'—English could have gone either way, but we stuck with gendered terms that newer language is still trying to fix.
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