congressional

/kəŋˈɡɹɛ.ʃə.nəl/

adj 2

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ADJ.

competitive, complete, most, particular

The most congressional districts in the state were redistricted after the recent census.

VERB + CONGRESSIONAL

censured, draw, require, risking

The senator was censured by congressional leaders for his inappropriate comments during the debate.

CONGRESSIONAL + NOUN

approval, committee, district, districts, ethics, investigators, legislation, medal

The congressional committee launched an investigation into the scandal last month.

PREP.

The senator faced intense scrutiny in congressional hearings about the budget proposal.

Definitions

adj

Of or relating to a congress.

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.

adj

Of or pertaining to the United States Congress.

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The senator was censured by the congressional ethics committee.

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The Congressional Medal of Honor is the highest award that any soldier can aspire to.

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When Congress is dysfunctional, we should draw our congressional districts to encourage politicians to cater to common sense and not rigid extremes.

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The congressional staffer who leaked classified documents has been arrested.

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That will require congressional approval.

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