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- Dictionarycongress/ˈkɒŋɡrɛs/
noun
- 1. a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party, trade union, or from within a particular sphere of activity: "an international congress of mathematicians" Similar
- 2. a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington DC, was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives: "legislative power is held by a 72-member National Congress" Similar
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1 day ago · In the United States, politics functions within a framework of a constitutional federal republic. The three distinct branches share powers: the U.S. Congress which forms the legislative branch, a bicameral legislative body comprising the House of Representatives and the Senate; the executive branch, which is headed by the president of the ...
1 day ago · The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (ESA or "The Act"; 16 U.S.C. § 1531 et seq.) is the primary law in the United States for protecting and conserving imperiled species. Designed to protect critically imperiled species from extinction as a "consequence of economic growth and development untempered by adequate concern and conservation", the ESA ...
5 hours ago · News is information about current events. This may be provided through many different media: word of mouth, printing, postal systems, broadcasting, electronic communication, or through the testimony of observers and witnesses to events. News is sometimes called " hard news " to differentiate it from soft media.
1 day ago · t. e. Jawaharlal Nehru (/ ˈneɪru / NAY-rooor / ˈnɛru / NERR-oo, [ 1 ]Hindi: [dʒəˌʋaːɦəɾˈlaːl ˈneːɦɾuː] ⓘ; 14 November 1889 – 27 May 1964) was an Indian anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist, social democrat, [ 2 ] author and statesman who was a central figure in India during the middle of the 20th century.
5 hours ago · On Logan’s side, the National Republican Congressional Committee has pledged to set aside $1.3 million in Connecticut on the race, and the committee has opened a field office, known as a ...
5 hours ago · Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic [ 1 ][ 2 ][ 3 ] qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings. Any particular instance of poetry is called a poem and is written by a poet.
1 day ago · www.gop.com. Die Republikanische Partei (englisch Republican Party; auch als Republikaner (englisch Republicans) oder Grand Old Party (GOP; englisch große alte Partei) bezeichnet) ist mit ca. 33,2 Millionen registrierten Anhängern neben der Demokratischen Partei die kleinere der beiden großen politischen Parteien in den Vereinigten Staaten. [13]
