CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL

Meaning of CONGRESSIONAL GOLD MEDAL in English

the highest award given by Congress to US civilians. It is presented to men and women who have done something special for the nation. The first was given to George Washington in 1776, and the singer Frank Sinatra received the 258th award in 1998. Others who have received it include John Wayne , Bob Hope , Walt Disney , George and Ira Gershwin , Irving Berlin , Marian Anderson and Aaron Copland .

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MEDAL — medallie (-ion)
English interlingue dictionary
MEDAL — medalya
English-Visayan vocabulary
MEDAL — I. noun see: mid Date: circa 1578 a small usually metal object bearing a religious emblem or picture, a piece …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
CONGRESSIONAL — adjective see: congress
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
MEDAL — Piece of metal struck with a design to commemorate a person, place, or event. Medals can be of various sizes …
Английский словарь Британика
GOLD — I Metallic chemical element , one of the It is a dense, lustrous, yellow, malleable precious metal , so durable …
Английский словарь Британика
MEDAL — I. ˈmed ə l noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French medaille, from Old Italian medaglia, coin worth half a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
GOLD — I. ˈgōld noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Frisian, Old Saxon, & Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONGRESSIONAL — kənˈgreshən ə l, -shnəl adjective : of or relating to a legislative congress the Congressional Register of the U.S. congressional …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MEDAL — (v. t.) To honor or reward with a medal.
Английский словарь Webster
MEDAL — (n.) A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to preserve the …
Английский словарь Webster
CONGRESSIONAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to a congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States; as, congressional debates.
Английский словарь Webster
MEDAL — ( v. t. ) To honor or reward with a medal.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEDAL — ( n. ) A piece of metal in the form of a coin, struck with a device, and intended to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONGRESSIONAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to a congress, especially, to the Congress of the United States; as, congressional debates.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MEDAL — /med"l/ , n. , v. , medaled, medaling or ( esp. Brit. ) medalled, medalling . n. 1. a flat …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
GOLD — /gohld/ , n. 1. a precious yellow metallic element, highly malleable and ductile, and not subject to oxidation or corrosion. …
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CONGRESSIONAL — — congressionalist , n. — congressionally , adv. /keuhn gresh"euh nl, keuhng-/ , adj. 1. of or pertaining to a …
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CONGRESSIONAL — adj. pertaining to a congress (act of meeting; formal meeting of delegates; national lawmaking body of a country)
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CONGRESSIONAL — adj. pertaining to the national lawmaking body of the United States
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CONGRESSIONAL — see congress
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEDAL — I. ˈme-d ə l noun Etymology: Middle French medaille, from Old Italian medaglia coin worth half a denarius, medal, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
GOLD — I. ˈgōld noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German gold gold, Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MEDAL — vt to honor or reward with a medal. 2. medal ·noun a piece of metal in the form of a …
Webster English vocab
GOLD — vt money; riches; wealth. 2. gold ·noun ·alt. of goolde. 3. gold ·vt figuratively, something precious or pure; as, hearts …
Webster English vocab
CONGRESSIONAL — adj of or pertaining to a congress, especially, to the congress of the united states; as, congressional debates.
Webster English vocab
MEDAL — [med.al] n [MF medaille, fr. OIt medaglia coin worth half a denarius, medal, fr. (assumed) VL medalis half, alter. of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
GOLD — [gold] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG gold gold, OE geolu yellow--more at yellow] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MEDAL — piece of metal struck with a design to commemorate a person, place, or event. Medals can be of various sizes …
Britannica English vocabulary
GOLD — (Au), chemical element, a dense, lustrous, yellow precious metal of Group Ib, Period 6, of the periodic table. Gold has …
Britannica English vocabulary
MEDAL — medal BrE AmE ˈmed ə l ▷ medal|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
GOLD — gold BrE AmE ɡəʊld ⇨ɡɒʊld AmE ɡoʊld ▷ golds ɡəʊldz ⇨ɡɒʊldz AmE ɡoʊldz ▶ ˈ Gold Coast BrE AmE ▶ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
CONGRESSIONAL — congressional BrE AmE kən ˈɡreʃ ə n‿ ə l ⇨kəŋ-, ( ˌ ) kɒn-, ⇨ ( ˌ ) kɒŋ- ( …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MEDAL — / ˈmedl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun a flat piece of metal, usually shaped like a coin, that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOLD — / gəʊld; NAmE goʊld/ noun , adjective ■ noun 1. [ U ] ( symb Au ) a chemical element. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONGRESSIONAL — / kənˈgreʃənl; NAmE / adjective [ only before noun ] related to or belonging to a congress or the Congress …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MEDAL — I. med ‧ al 1 /ˈmedl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1500-1600 ; Language: French ; Origin: médaille , …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLD — I. gold 1 S2 W2 /ɡəʊld $ ɡoʊld/ BrE AmE noun [ Language: Old English ] 1 . [uncountable] a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
CONGRESSIONAL — See main entry: ↑ congress
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
GOLD — n. & adj. --n. 1 a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MEDAL — n. a piece of metal, usu. in the form of a disc, struck or cast with an inscription or device …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
GOLD — n. & adj. n. 1 a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MEDAL — n. a piece of metal, usu. in the form of a disc, struck or cast with an inscription or device …
Oxford English vocab
GOLD — n. & adj. --n. 1. a yellow malleable ductile high density metallic element resistant to chemical reaction, occurring naturally in …
Oxford English vocab
MEDAL — ( medals) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. A medal is a small …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
GOLD — ( golds) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. Gold is a valuable, …
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CONGRESSIONAL — see congressional
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONGRESSIONAL — also Congressional Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. A congressional policy, action, or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
CONGRESSIONAL — see congressional
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
MEDAL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES bronze medal ▪ The bronze medal went to Nool of Estonia. gold medal Medal of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
GOLD — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 9/18/22/24 carat gold ▪ a 22 carat gold chain a gold medal (= for …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
MEDAL — [noun] [C] - a small metal disc, with words and/or a picture on it, which is given as a reward …
Cambridge English vocab
GOLD — (METAL) [adjective] [not gradable], [noun] - (made of) a soft, yellow, heavy, metallic element which is quite rare and very …
Cambridge English vocab
CONGRESSIONAL — [adjective] [before noun; not gradable]congressional electionsa congressional committeeA Congressional district is a place from which a member of the US …
Cambridge English vocab
MEDAL — n. Piece of metal struck with a design to commemorate a person, place, or event. Medals can be of various …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOLD — n. Gold Coast fool's gold Field of Cloth of Gold gold reserve gold rush gold standard Klondike gold rush
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
GOLD — n. Metallic chemical element , one of the transition elements , chemical symbol Au, atomic number 79. It is a …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
MEDAL — Synonyms and related words : Bronze Star Medal, Croix de Guerre, Distinguished Conduct Medal, Distinguished Flying Cross, Distinguished Service Cross, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
CONGRESSIONAL — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
MEDAL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bronze , gold , silver ▪ He won a gold ~ in the 100 metres/meters. ▪ gymnastics …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GOLD — I. noun 1 yellow metal ADJECTIVE ▪ pure ▪ real ▪ solid ▪ fool's ▪ 9-carat , 18-carat , etc. …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
CONGRESSIONAL — adj. Congressional is used with these nouns: ↑ action , ↑ aide , ↑ amendment , ↑ approval , ↑ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
GOLD — Name: gold Symbol: Au Atomic number: 79 Atomic weight: 196.96655 (2) Group in periodic table: 11 Group name: Coinage metal …
Chemistry of the Elements English vocabulary
MEDAL — сущ. медаль; орден to award, give a medal ≈ наградить медалью/орденом to earn a medal ≈ заслужить медаль to strike …
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