"congressional" meaning in English

See congressional in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kəŋˈɡɹɛʃn̩əl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-congressional.wav Forms: more congressional [comparative], most congressional [superlative]
Etymology: From congression + -al. Etymology templates: {{af|en|congression|-al}} congression + -al Head templates: {{en-adj}} congressional (comparative more congressional, superlative most congressional)
  1. Of or pertaining to a congress. Derived forms: congressional delegation, congressional district, congressional fellow, congressionally, precongressional, uncongressional Translations (pertaining to a congress): საკონგრესო (saḳongreso) (Georgian), quốc hội (Vietnamese)
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