congress

/ˈkɑŋɡɹəs/

name 7noun 6verb 2

Collocations

(noun.) large formal meeting/series of meetings

ADJ

VERB + CONGRESS

attend, go to

She went to an international medical congress last summer to learn about new treatments.

address | convene, hold | organize, schedule

open

The President opened Congress with a speech about the new healthcare plan.

CONGRESS + VERB

take place

agree to sth, approve sth, adopt sth

Congress approved the new education bill after months of debate.

call for sth | elect sb | vote

CONGRESS + NOUN

delegate, leader | debate

PREP

at a/the ~

Doctors from around the world gathered at the medical congress to share their latest research findings.

in ~

The representatives gathered in congress to vote on the new education bill.

~ on

Scientists from around the world gathered for a congress on climate change last month.

(noun.) Congress: group of people elected to make laws

CONGRESS + VERB

approve sth

Congress approved the new budget after weeks of debate between the two parties.

pass sth

Congress passed new rules to protect workers' rights last year.

vote

Congress voted to approve the new healthcare law last month.

PREP

in ~

Many important decisions about healthcare are made by politicians in Congress every year.

PHRASES

a member of Congress, a session of Congress

The new member of Congress promised to listen to her constituents' concerns.

Definitions

noun

A formal gathering or assembly of persons; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.

A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.

Republicans have their own high stakes in November. Losing control of Congress, they say, could mean a highly politicized impeachment of their president.

An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.

Near-synonyms: federation, confederation

the National Congress of American Indians

Coitus: sexual intercourse.

Welsh ponies, I learn from a man who has had much experience with these animals, habitually produce erections and emissions in their stalls; they do not bring their hind quarters up during this process, and they close their eyes, which does not take place when they have congress with mares.

Not three weeks before this he was run out of Fort Smith Arkansas for having congress with a goat. Yes lady, that is what I said. Goat.

A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.

After some little repast, he went to see Democritus […]. The multitude stood gazing round about to see the congress.

verb

To assemble together.

To meet in a congress.

name

The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

The legislature of the Philippines.

Clipping of Indian National Congress

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the social act of assembling for some common purpose

meeting

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

sexual congress

Synonym of sexual intercourse.

act of Congress

A statute enacted by the United States Congress.

suspended congress

A sex position which consists of one participant carrying the other while penetrating them.

Example Bank

Republicans have their own high stakes in November. Losing control of Congress, they say, could mean a highly politicized impeachment of their president.

Wiktionary

Near-synonyms: federation, confederation

Wiktionary

the National Congress of American Indians

Wiktionary

Two regular sessions of our federal legislative body are called a Congress, and Congresses have been numbered consecutively since the first one met in 1789. The first two sessions were called the firs

Wiktionary

It's a sop to Congress.

Tatoeba · #20018

Congress went into recess.

Tatoeba · #20019

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, congress is marked as dated, archaic, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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