Congress Meaning and Definition


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Congress meaning

Word: Congress

How to pronounce: ˈkɒngres

Noun

Definitions:

1. A national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.A particular session of the US Congress.

Example sentences: "Changes in taxation required the approval of Congress"

2. A formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union or from within a particular discipline.

Example sentences: "An international congress of mathematicians"

3. A society or organization, especially a political one.

Example sentences: "The National Congress of American Indians"

4. The action of coming together.

Example sentences: "Sexual congress"


Synonyms:

capitol

united states congress

assembly

meeting

convocation

parliament

gathering

convention

conference

cong

coition

intercourse

coitus


Derivations:

congressional


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Congress in Other Languages...

Spanish: Congreso

German: Kongress

French: Congrès

Italian: Congresso

Turkish: Kongre


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