| 单词 | congressional |
| 释义 | congressional (once / 444 pages) adj Anything congressional is related to a congress, which is the law-making body of a country. Congress (with a capital “c”) is the law-making branch of the US government. Silly campaign ads start showing up before a congressional race. Congressional most often describes anything related to the US Congress. Congress is the legislative branch of the government, made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. These people are voted in. In the US, you vote for a representative in your congressional district. Congressional districts are decided by population, and each state has at least one representative in congress. Congressional hearings are meetings where laws are discussed. Congressional cocktail parties are where members of congress whoop it up. WORD FAMILYcongressional: congressionally+/congress: congresses, congressional USAGE EXAMPLESCongressional Republicans see these changes as unwanted intrusions on the free market. Slate(Dec 01, 2016) It passed the House of Representatives nearly unanimously in November, and congressional aides said they expected Obama would sign it when it reached his desk. Reuters(Dec 01, 2016) But such semantic distinctions weren’t enough to ward off a congressional inquiry, begun after Bloch had left, which temporarily damaged the agency’s sterling reputation. Science Magazine(Dec 01, 2016) adj of or relating to congress congressional hearing |
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