congress

noun

ˈkäŋ-grəs How to pronounce congress (audio)
Definition of congressnext
1
as in parliament
the highest lawmaking body of a political unit the national emergency required a special session of congress

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2
as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose following World War I a great congress of world leaders took place in Paris to plan the postwar world

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3
as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest the Canada Trades and Labor Congress

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4
as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis laws that once prohibited congress between people of different races

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Recent Examples of congress Verdicts from June's congress could affect the upcoming ISU Figure Skating season, beginning with the ISU Figure Skating Junior Grand Prix first event on August 19–22, 2026 in Xi'An, China. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026 The Chinese government, which once promoted Esperanto heartily, still makes an appearance at each year’s congress. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026 Both Democratic and Republican congresses have given the president the ability to engage militarily without congressional approval. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 5 May 2026 Polls show that Peruvians overwhelmingly want fresh blood in their politics, meaning candidates without links to the current congress. — Simeon Tegel, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for congress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
  1. parliament
  2. meeting
  3. organization
  4. relations
  5. legislature
  6. convention
  7. institute
  8. mating
Noun
  • Hitler was subsequently appointed chancellor by Hindenburg, in January 1933, after his party secured in the 1932 legislative elections a relative majority in the 600-seat Reichstag, Germany’s parliament.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Last month’s elections for the State Duma, Russia’s lower house of parliament, produced a predictable pro-Kremlin majority and little sign of social instability.
    — Fred Weir, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of parliament
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  • At the first all-crew meeting, Kerry warns everyone to stay vigilant.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • The program offers discussions of financing and distribution, opportunities to present unfinished work and pitch projects, and meetings with industry representatives.
    — Philip Martin, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
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  • There is a subset of incoming college first year students, men and women, who find these organizations really appealing, and some of it is entirely understandable.
    — Richard Hall, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The county’s options for the facility range from holding Discovery Place in default and taking over the nature museum to accepting Discovery Place’s terms and giving the organization decades to repay the debt, staff said.
    — Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of organization
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  • Pilots from states without diplomatic relations with Israel, such as Oman, are in theory prohibited from landing in Israel.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Cheeks got his first formal assignment on the creative side — and showed his talent relations skills — when, as EVP Business Operations for NBC and Universal TV, he was put in charge of NBC Late Night in 2014.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of relations
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  • Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey also proposed a two-month gasoline and diesel tax holiday, which remains pending before the state legislature.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The measures will be sent for ratification by an interim legislature, which remains active until the elections.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
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  • In the clip, Affleck and Samuel browsed sneakers at a convention, where Samuel spotted the Dior shoes.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Nearly half the credential problem is a hiring convention rather than a safety rule—and conventions are easier to change.
    — Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of convention
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  • Last Energy, a commercial spinoff of Energy Impact Center, a clean energy institute based in Washington, DC, is building a pilot facility at Texas A&M RELLIS with a nuclear core that will also feature in its commercial-scale reactors.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • What illness, which the institute studies, has been the subject of speculation about her death?
    — New York Times, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of institute
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  • Against the sounds of traffic, the groups hear pigeon mating sounds and babies squeaking for food.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Males perform complex mating flights in the late summer months and into fall (August through October) which often involve intercepting prospective partners mid-air.
    — Sean Donnelly, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of mating

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“Congress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congress. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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