congressional
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4.6
- adjective
- /kənˈɡrɛʃənl/
- US
:
del Congreso (EE. UU.)
- A television newscast is doing a report on congressional reaction to the events of the day.
- congressional oversight
- a congressional committee
- congressional budget
That's more than any congressional race in California.
- That's more than any congressional race in California.
- Sinclair's defeat led to the United States first Congressional investigation.
- I believe you've got a congressional approval rating.
- This is just typical congressional brinksmanship.
- And hence we see the battle lines laid between presidential and congressional Reconstruction.
- But also, he's got this completely unruly congressional caucus himself.
- FDR sent munitions and armaments to Europe without congressional approval.
- It, it restored my faith in in the idea of a congressional committee, you know, being useful.
Examples
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I think I became familiar with your work when you gave congressional testimony.
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President, Members, this is the Senate and Congressional redistricting for the decade bill.
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I would just guess that more people in this room could name a longer list of congressional figures.
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This is the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge Act, the STOCK Act.
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In that regard, I took off a quarter to help manage a local congressional campaign.
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Two hours ago, this congressional race was dead on arrival.
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Republicans occupy 19 of the 25 seats in the current congressional delegation.
Academic text (2011) -
And we had a fair number of contentious congressional hearings.
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This nation jealously guards its highest award for valor, the Congressional Medal of Honor.
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The senator addressed the public about the new congressional legislation that aims to improve healthcare.
Synonyms
298
6.7
About making laws or the group that makes them
Compounds
34
4.0
A part of a United States state that elects one person to the House of Representatives
- Formal
8
4.7
The highest United States medal given to members of the military for very great bravery in battle
- Formal
5
6.4
The official written report of what members of the US Congress say and how they vote
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Congressional comes from the parts con- meaning 'together' and -gress meaning 'step', the same root you see in progress. A congress is like people 'stepping together' to meet, so congressional means 'relating to that meeting', especially the United States Congress.