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Dictionary definition of “CODEL”

CODEL

n. a congressional delegation; a junket or fact-finding mission undertaken by members of Congress. Subjects: , ,
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Citations: 1962 Drew Pearson Manitowoc Herald-Times (Wisc.) (Sept. 4) “Washington Merry-Go-Round” p. 2T: “Paris—Codel (congressional delegation) desires use U.S. Army car and chauffeur. Reserve three for first show and dinner best table Lido 8-16.” The Lido is the Paris night club famous for its undraped girlies. 1978 Donald P. Baker @ Lisbon, Portugal Washington Post (Mar. 30) “Logistics, Cost of Trip Staggering” p. A1: The embassy responded by assigning 22 employes to operation CODEL (congressional delegation) IPU. 1987 Mark Nelson @ Kiev, U.S.S.R Dallas Morning News (Texas) (June 7) “he road to Moscow: If it’s Monday, this must be Kiev” p. 14: What follows is a brief diary of CODEL (congressional delegation) Wright, the official name for the trip the Fort Worth Democrat led to Madrid, Kiev, Moscow and Berlin. 2005 Cragg Hines Houston Chronicle (Texas) (July 2) “Do you know where your rep is—and who’s paying?”: There are few more terrifying terms than “codel,” bureaucratese for “congressional delegation.”
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