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congressional

[kuhn-gresh-uh-nl, kuhng-] / kənˈgrɛʃ ə nl, kəŋ- /


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It’s a dynamic the party has regularly dealt with in congressional and state legislative races since the top-two system was implemented in 2012.

From Slate • Apr. 7, 2026

A 2023 law requires the president to get congressional approval to withdraw from the treaty.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Official congressional and administration estimates didn’t include a count of overtime claims, but their revenue projections were right in line with the Tax Policy Center and Yale.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

An example he cited was Puerto Rico, a U.S. territory beleaguered by a temperamental power grid and excluded from congressional and presidential elections.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

First headquarters of the congressional committee of the National American Woman Suffrage Association in Washington, DC, in 1913.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling