Definition of congressional in English:

congressional

adjective kənˈɡrɛʃ(ə)n(ə)lkənˈɡrɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l

1Belonging or relating to a national legislative body, especially that of the US.
the document surfaced in a congressional hearing last year
our congressional correspondent is standing by
Example sentencesExamples
- The vice president voted against congressional resolutions in the 1980s calling for the release of Mandela.
- Sufficient congressional support for additional income support appears secure.
- We had the distinct pleasure of hosting our congressional representative, who presented the check.
- Congressional investigators are starting to re-examine the entire matter.
- A news media event was followed by a congressional staff briefing.
- She is a former congressional lawyer and now a government ethics expert at Washington University.
- Congressional defenders of the farm program take strong issue with this decision.
- Domestic security is now a distant fifth in the list of top issues in the upcoming congressional races.
- The former chairperson had fought numerous congressional attempts to cut funding to the agency.
- The overseas invasion is poised to draw attention away from failed domestic policies, the stock market plunge, and tense congressional contests.
2Relating to a formal meeting or series of meetings between delegates.
the congressional agricultural committees

Derivatives

congressionally

adverbkənˈɡrɛʃ(ə)n(ə)likənˈɡrɛʃ(ə)nəli

By or in a way that relates to a national legislative body, especially the US Congress.
special congressionally authorized budgets
the United States' first congressionally appointed privacy officer

Rhymes

confessional, expressional, impressional, obsessional, processional, professional, progressional, recessional, secessional, sessional, successional

Definition of congressional in US English:

congressional

adjectivekənˈɡrɛʃ(ə)n(ə)lkənˈɡreSH(ə)n(ə)l

1Belonging or relating to a national legislative body, especially that of the US.
the document surfaced in a congressional hearing last year
our congressional correspondent is standing by
Example sentencesExamples
- A news media event was followed by a congressional staff briefing.
- She is a former congressional lawyer and now a government ethics expert at Washington University.
- Domestic security is now a distant fifth in the list of top issues in the upcoming congressional races.
- Congressional defenders of the farm program take strong issue with this decision.
- The former chairperson had fought numerous congressional attempts to cut funding to the agency.
- We had the distinct pleasure of hosting our congressional representative, who presented the check.
- The vice president voted against congressional resolutions in the 1980s calling for the release of Mandela.
- Congressional investigators are starting to re-examine the entire matter.
- The overseas invasion is poised to draw attention away from failed domestic policies, the stock market plunge, and tense congressional contests.
- Sufficient congressional support for additional income support appears secure.
2Relating to a formal meeting or series of meetings between delegates.
the congressional agricultural committees

词汇	congressional
释义	Definition of congressional in English: congressional adjective kənˈɡrɛʃ(ə)n(ə)lkənˈɡrɛʃ(ə)n(ə)l 1Belonging or relating to a national legislative body, especially that of the US. the document surfaced in a congressional hearing last year our congressional correspondent is standing by Example sentencesExamples The vice president voted against congressional resolutions in the 1980s calling for the release of Mandela. Sufficient congressional support for additional income support appears secure. We had the distinct pleasure of hosting our congressional representative, who presented the check. Congressional investigators are starting to re-examine the entire matter. A news media event was followed by a congressional staff briefing. She is a former congressional lawyer and now a government ethics expert at Washington University. Congressional defenders of the farm program take strong issue with this decision. Domestic security is now a distant fifth in the list of top issues in the upcoming congressional races. The former chairperson had fought numerous congressional attempts to cut funding to the agency. The overseas invasion is poised to draw attention away from failed domestic policies, the stock market plunge, and tense congressional contests. 2Relating to a formal meeting or series of meetings between delegates. the congressional agricultural committees Derivatives congressionally adverbkənˈɡrɛʃ(ə)n(ə)likənˈɡrɛʃ(ə)nəli By or in a way that relates to a national legislative body, especially the US Congress. special congressionally authorized budgets the United States' first congressionally appointed privacy officer Rhymes confessional, expressional, impressional, obsessional, processional, professional, progressional, recessional, secessional, sessional, successional Definition of congressional in US English: congressional adjectivekənˈɡrɛʃ(ə)n(ə)lkənˈɡreSH(ə)n(ə)l 1Belonging or relating to a national legislative body, especially that of the US. the document surfaced in a congressional hearing last year our congressional correspondent is standing by Example sentencesExamples A news media event was followed by a congressional staff briefing. She is a former congressional lawyer and now a government ethics expert at Washington University. Domestic security is now a distant fifth in the list of top issues in the upcoming congressional races. Congressional defenders of the farm program take strong issue with this decision. The former chairperson had fought numerous congressional attempts to cut funding to the agency. We had the distinct pleasure of hosting our congressional representative, who presented the check. The vice president voted against congressional resolutions in the 1980s calling for the release of Mandela. Congressional investigators are starting to re-examine the entire matter. The overseas invasion is poised to draw attention away from failed domestic policies, the stock market plunge, and tense congressional contests. Sufficient congressional support for additional income support appears secure. 2Relating to a formal meeting or series of meetings between delegates. the congressional agricultural committees
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