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congressionally adverb uk /kəŋˈɡreʃ.ən.əl.i/ us /kəŋˈɡreʃ.ən.əl.i/ by the US Congress: The agency has to keep spending within its congressionally approved budget. State officials want to extend a congressionally imposed ban on drilling for oil. Environmental campaigners want this area to become a congressionally designated wilderness. The congressionally approved measures will come into effect next month. The congressionally chartered programme has produced more than 300 graduates over the last twenty years. The congressionally mandated committee is due to present its findings this week. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases International relations: United States politics & government anti-Republican battleground state bicameral blue state caucus confederacy gubernatorial homeland security House Committee Independence Day intercounty joint resolution override pentagon secret service secretary Secretary of State senate the Articles of Confederation the Republican Party
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