A man who sits in a congress — a law-making body — and, in the English learners meet most, a man in the United States House of Representatives. News, votes, and letters to “your congressman” almost always mean that House, not the Senate.

A man who sits in a congress坐在congress裡的男性 — a law-making body一個立法機構 — and, in the English learners meet most而在學習者最常遇到的英文用法裡，a man in the United States House of Representatives是指坐在美國眾議院裡的男性。News, votes, and letters to "your congressman"新聞、投票，以及寫給「your congressman」的信 almost always mean that House, not the Senate幾乎都是指那個眾議院，不是參議院。

Though actually Congress as a whole is two rooms: the House and the Senate. A member of the Senate is a senator, even though the Senate is part of Congress.

Though actually不過其實 Congress as a whole is two rooms整個Congress是由兩個議院組成：the House and the Senate眾議院和參議院。A member of the Senate is a senator參議院的成員叫做senator，even though the Senate is part of Congress雖然參議院也是Congress的一部分。

Other countries have a congress too, but school English nearly always points at the US. The word is ordinary news English, not slang.

Other countries have a congress too其他國家也有congress，but school English nearly always points at the US但學校英文幾乎都是在講美國。The word is ordinary news English這個字是普通的新聞英文，not slang不是俚語。

Many people now prefer representative or member of Congress, because -man leaves women out — and because a voter may not know, or may not wish to mark, the person’s gender.

Many people now prefer representative or member of Congress現在很多人比較喜歡用representative或member of Congress，because -man leaves women out因為-man把女性排除在外 — and because a voter may not know, or may not wish to mark, the person's gender也因為選民可能不知道、或不想特別標明這個人的性別。