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congressionally

congressionally adverb: by a congress; often specifically by the United States Congress.

Adverb

congressionally (not comparable)

  1. By a congress; often specifically by the United States Congress.
    • But the 15-member Shadow Wolves unit, part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, is recruiting members to reach the congressionally authorized complement of 21.2007 March 7, Randal C. Archibold, “In Arizona Desert, Indian Trackers vs. Smugglers”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022
    • The Bethesda Declaration, signed by 484 NIH staff, directly accused NIH director Jay Bhattacharya of “a failure of your legal duty to use congressionally appropriated funds for critical NIH research. Each day that the NIH continues to disrupt research, your ability to deliver on this duty narrows.”2025 August 7, Hannah Harris Green, “‘Impossible to rebuild’: NIH scientists say Trump cuts will imperil life-saving research”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 25 Aug 2025

Origin of congressionally

From congressional + -ly.

Questions about congressionally

What does congressionally mean?
Congressionally means by a congress; often specifically by the United States Congress.
What part of speech is congressionally?
Congressionally is an adverb.

Words near congressionally in the dictionary

  1. congressional
  2. congressional district
  3. congressional districts
  4. congressional fellow
  5. congressional fellows
  6. congressionally
  7. congressions
  8. Congressite
  9. Congressites
  10. congressive
  11. congressively

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