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 Le Pen began laying the groundwork for his succession at a party congress in 2003, naming Marine — the youngest of his three daughters — to the post of vice president. — Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025 The 2034 World Cup was officially awarded to Saudi Arabia, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced Wednesday after a virtual congress. — Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024 The hosts of the tournament will be confirmed at a FIFA congress on 11 December and the Saudi bid is uncontested so far. — Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024 That power can be vested in a congress or parliament. — Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018 See All Example Sentences for congress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
  1. parliament
  2. meeting
  3. organization
  4. sex
  5. legislature
  6. convention
  7. institute
  8. relations
Noun
  • The devastating narrative has inspired a societal reckoning, with United Kingdom Prime Minister Keir Starmer addressing parliament with his concerns.
    — Don Riddell, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2025
  • In elections earlier this month, pro-independence parties won the most seats in parliament but neither want to be part of the U.S. Greenland is now forming a coalition government in the wake of the election.
    — Ivan Pereira, ABC News, 28 Mar. 2025
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  • Almost every large organization has too many meetings.
    — George Bradt, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
  • According to the group’s leadership, who guided members through meetings with lawmakers on The Hill, there’s low-hanging fruit to be plucked, namely in the form of government contracts and funding for military applications.
    — Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 31 Mar. 2025
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  • The research is the result of collaboration between the Maine Department of Marine Resources, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and several other organizations.
    — Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • But people at the protest — organized primarily by Democracy Action Network, a pro-democracy organization founded last year — said the programs on the chopping block are far from wasteful.
    — Noah Haggerty, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
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  • These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.
    — Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
  • In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the U.S. would recognize only two sexes, male and female.
    — Deon J. Hampton, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
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  • Two laws since passed by the Florida legislature to pre-empt local zoning regulations appeared to thwart those wishes.
    — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Consider, for example, the redundancy in the good-cause eviction requirement proposals that have been debated by the Maryland legislature.
    — Miranda Darden-Willems, Baltimore Sun, 20 Mar. 2025
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  • The three-day convention welcomed stars from popular television shows and movies, comic book writers and illustrators, cosplayers, and vendors to celebrate their favorite stories.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Two-thirds of all state legislatures can also call for an amendment, which would trigger a constitutional convention.
    — Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of convention
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  • The institute envisions using Boulder’s downtown theaters and venues as the heart of the festival.
    — Terry Dickerson, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Sundance would frequently spend thousands converting venues like The Library that are not traditional cinemas into movie theater venues, which took away dollars the non-profit institute could’ve used to support its independent artists.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 27 Mar. 2025
Definition of institute
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  • American society and our relations with other societies are driven by the competition/conflict choice.
    — Letters to the Editor, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
  • Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.
    — Mattia Dognini, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Jan. 2025
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