adj
Meaning 1
Of or relating to a congress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, politics
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
congressional
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/kəŋˈɡɹɛ.ʃə.nəl/
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/kəŋˈɡɹɛʃn̩əl/
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CMU ARPABET: K AH0 N G R EH1 SH AH0 N AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Of or pertaining to the United States Congress.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
Meaning 3
of or relating to congress
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- congressional hearing
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From congression + -al.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Georgian: საკონგრესო (saḳongreso) — of or relating to a congress
- Portuguese: congressional — of or relating to a congress
- Vietnamese: quốc hội — of or relating to a congress
Real reading context