Congressional Meaning
/kəŋˈɡɹɛ.ʃə.nəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjOf or relating to a congress.
adjOf or pertaining to the United States Congress.
Sentence Examples
The senator was censured by the congressional ethics committee.
The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest award that any soldier can aspire to.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The senator attended a ____ hearing about climate change.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The senator holds a lot of power because he serves on a very important ____ committee.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English congression Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English congressional From congression + -al.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"That the Oath Keepers recording went uninvestigated by the FBI until after January 6 is an “additional piece of information that congressional investigators in particular on the January 6th committee and the other Homeland Security committees should be looking at to determine whether or not the FBI and other law enforcement organizations were doing enough on the prevention side,” Cordero told CNN’s Ana Cabrera on Tuesday."
— 2022 October 4, Hannah Rabinowitz, Holmes Lybrand, “Secret recording played at trial shows Oath Keepers allegedly planning for violence in DC”, in CNN:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The senator attended a ____ hearing about climate change.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The senator holds a lot of power because he serves on a very important ____ committee.