1
a
: the act or action of coming together and meeting
b
: coitus
2
: a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and usually action on some question
the Congress of Vienna
3
: the supreme legislative body of a nation and especially of a republic
the Congress of the United States
4
: an association usually made up of delegates from constituent organizations
the World Energy Congress
5
: a single meeting or session of a group
congressionally
adverb
Examples of congress in a Sentence
She was recently elected to the country's congress.
the congresses of Mexico and Chile
The bill easily passed both houses of Congress.
Congress is not currently in session.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 17 May 2025
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Ahead of this year’s congress, a recent series of propaganda documentaries on state television have drawn many parallels between Xi and Deng as two strong, bold reformers.
—Andrew Gilholm, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2017
It was announced by the Firat News Agency, a media outlet close to the group, days after the PKK convened a party congress in northern Iraq.
—Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 17 May 2025
What To Know In remarks on Saturday during a video appearance at a congress in Florence for Italy's right-leaning co-ruling League Party, Musk expressed hope for the Trump administration to ease tariffs against Europe, which faces a 20 percent generic tariff.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Ahead of this year’s congress, a recent series of propaganda documentaries on state television have drawn many parallels between Xi and Deng as two strong, bold reformers.
—Andrew Gilholm, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2017
It was announced by the Firat News Agency, a media outlet close to the group, days after the PKK convened a party congress in northern Iraq.
—Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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congress
noun
con·gress
ˈkäŋ-grəs 
1
: a formal meeting of delegates for discussion and action
2
: the chief lawmaking body of a nation and especially of a republic that in the U.S. is made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives
3
: an association of organizations having a common interest
congressional
adjective
kən-ˈgresh-nəl
-ən-ᵊl
congressionally
adverb
-ē
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