4 results for: congressional Browse Nearby Entries
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
con·gres·sion·al    Audio Help   [kuhn-gresh-uh-nl, kuhng-] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of or pertaining to a congress.
2.(usually initial capital letter) of or pertaining to the Congress of the U.S.: a Congressional committee.

[Origin: 1685–95; < L congressiōn- (s. of congressiō) a coming together, equiv. to congress(us) (see congress) + -iōn- -ion + -al1]

con·gres·sion·al·ist, noun
con·gres·sion·al·ly, adverb
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
congressional

To learn more about congressional visit Britannica.com

© 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
con·gress    Audio Help   (kŏng'grĭs)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A formal assembly of representatives, as of various nations, to discuss problems.
  2. The national legislative body of a nation, especially a republic.
  3. Congress
    1. The national legislative body of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
    2. The two-year session of this legislature between elections of the House of Representatives.
    3. The act of coming together or meeting.
    4. A single meeting, as of a political party or other group.
    1. The act of coming together or meeting.
    2. A single meeting, as of a political party or other group.
  4. Sexual intercourse.


[Middle English congresse, body of attendants, from Latin congressus, meeting, from past participle of congredī, to meet : com-, com- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]

con·gres'sion·al (kən-grěsh'ə-nəl, kəng-) adj., con·gres'sion·al·ly adv.
(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
congressional

adjective
of or relating to congress; "congressional hearing" 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Congressional

Con*gres"sion*al\, a. Of or pertaining to a congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States; as, congressional debates.

Congressional and official labor. --E. Everett.

Congressional District, one of the divisions into which a State is periodically divided (according to population), each of which is entitled to elect a Representative to the Congress of the United States.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Browse Nearby Entries:

congregative
congregativeness
congregator
congress
congress boot
congress gaiter
congress of industrial or..
congress of racial equali..
congress of vienna
congress on racial equali..
congress party
congress shoe
congress's
congresses
congresses'
congression
congressional
congressional district
congressional medal of ho..
congressional record
congressionalist
congressionally
congressive
congressman
congressman at large
congressman's
congressman-at-large
congressmanatlarge
congressmember
congressmen
congressmen at large
congressmen's
congressmen-at-large

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Share This:   Share This: del.icio.usShare This: digg.comShare This: FacebookShare This: furl.netShare This: www.netscape.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: blinklist.comShare This: newsvine.comShare This: ma.gnolia.comShare This: reddit.comShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: tailrank.com

Perform a new search, or try your search for "congressional" at: