congressional
Americanadjective
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of or relating to a congress.
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(usually initial capital letter) of or relating to the Congress of the U.S..
a Congressional committee.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- congressionalist noun
- congressionally adverb
- non-Congressional adjective
- precongressional adjective
- pro-Congressional adjective
- uncongressional adjective
Etymology
Origin of congressional
1685–95; < Latin congressiōn- (stem of congressiō ) a coming together, equivalent to congress ( us ) ( congress ) + -iōn- -ion + -al 1
Example Sentences
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The DOJ said it would comply with the congressional request to release documents, with some stipulations.
From BBC
The Justice Department said it would comply with the congressional request to release documents, with some stipulations.
From BBC
The OCR operates under a 1979 congressional mandate to ensure equal treatment at school for students regardless of race, gender or disability.
From Salon
His first chief of staff was a 28-year-old former congressional aide who told people he’d gotten the job because his family was friends with the Witkoffs, according to a person familiar with the conversations.
Already, congressional efforts to force the release of documents from the FBI’s investigations into Epstein have produced a trove of the disgraced financier’s emails and other records from his estate.
From Los Angeles Times
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