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congressional

/kəŋˈɡɹɛʃn̩əl/

Meanings
adjective
Of or pertaining to a congress.

Examples :

"The congressional committee held a hearing on education funding. "
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pertaining verb

/pəˈteɪnɪŋ/ /pɚˈteɪnɪŋ/

To belong to or be a part of; be an adjunct, attribute, or accessory of

"The documents pertaining to my car insurance claim are now all submitted. "

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held verb

/ˈhɛld/

To grasp or grip.

"Hold the pencil like this."

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committee noun

/kəˈmɪti/ /kəˈmɪɾi/

A body of one or more persons convened for the accomplishment of some specific purpose, typically with formal protocols.

"The school's fundraising committee planned a bake sale to raise money for new library books. "

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funding verb

/ˈfʌndɪŋ/

To pay for.

"He used his inheritance to fund his gambling addiction."

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congress noun

/ˈkɒŋˌɡɹɛs/ /ˈkɑŋɡɹɛs/

A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.

"The annual family congress decided where to go for vacation this year. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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hearing verb

/ˈhiːɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈhɪəɹ.ɪŋ/ /ˈhɪɹ.ɪŋ/

(stative) To perceive sounds through the ear.

"I was deaf, and now I can hear."

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on verb

/ɒn/ /ɔn/

To switch on

"Can you on the light?"

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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education noun

/ˌɛdjʊˈkeɪʃn̩/

The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.

"2016-06-17 AROP JOSEPH "Education is the slight hammer that breaks the yoke of ignorance, and moulds knowledge, skills, ideas, good moral values in a person be it a child, a youth or full grown adult. no matter a persons age learning never stops"."