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congressional

/kənˈɡɹɛʃənəl/

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What does congressional mean?

adjective

  1. Of or relating to a congress.
  2. Of or pertaining to the United States Congress.

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IPA pronunciation

/kənˈɡɹɛʃənəl/

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We are nearly two years from a Congressional election, and politics cannot so greatly distract us as if such contest was immediately pending.
United States. PresidentsUnited States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to George W. BushProject Gutenberg ebook #925
Hon. Walter R. Tucker, III 37th Congressional District, California Rm.
United States1995 United States Congressional Address BookProject Gutenberg ebook #251
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The number of cadets being about equal to that of the members of Congress, one is sent here from every Congressional district: its member influencing the selection.
Charles DickensAmerican NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #675
Not once since it was created has any charge of illegality, despite the most searching investigation and the bitterest attack, ever led to reversal or reproof by either House of Congress or by any Congressional Committee.
Gifford PinchotThe Fight for ConservationProject Gutenberg ebook #11238
In the hearing before a congressional committee for the establishment of a Children's Bureau, residents in American Settlements joined their fellow philanthropists in urging the need of this indispensable instrument for collecting and disseminating information which would make possible concerted intelligent action on behalf of children.
Jane AddamsTwenty Years at Hull House; with Autobiographical NotesProject Gutenberg ebook #1325