🇬🇧 Congressional meaning: English Vocabulary Flash Card

If something is congressional, it has to do with the U.S. Congress — the big group of people in Washington, D.C., whose job is to talk, argue, and vote on new laws for the whole country.

I wrote a congressional speech for class that started, "My fellow snack-eaters," and somehow I still got an A.

We had a pretend congressional hearing in class to decide if homework should be banned forever, and homework definitely lost.

At lunch, our table turned into a congressional lunchroom, and we passed a law that broccoli must be hidden under mashed potatoes.

At the kids’ congressional summit in my imagination, the first law passed was that math homework must come with extra dessert.

The crayons held a congressional vote and agreed that the blue crayon gets a vacation because it’s tired of drawing oceans.

An anxious dad watched the congressional vote on TV. A congressional aide called, then a congressional letter arrived about a small law to protect the park where his child plays. He stood by the window as the congressional hearing showed the congressional vote live. The screen announced approval; he hugged his child, relief filling the quiet room.

This word is at the C1 level, which means it’s part of advanced English. It’s used in sophisticated conversations, professional settings, and academic discussions. Words at this level help you express yourself fluently and precisely in nuanced situations.

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