Codel vs Coded - What's the difference?
codel | coded |
, government-paid trips abroad, designed to give lawmakers first-hand knowledge of matters relevant to their legislation.
* 2005 , , Michael Ruby, Between Worlds: The Making of an American Life , page 134
As a noun codel
is abbreviation of congressional delegation, government-paid trips abroad, designed to give lawmakers first-hand knowledge of matters relevant to their legislation.As an adjective coded is
encoded, written in code or cipher.As a verb coded is
past tense of code.codel
English
Noun
(en noun)- It was the start of one of those congressional delegation trips — a CODEL , in the bureaucratic shorthand — but this time, I was the only member of Congress along for the ride.