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- 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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noun. uk / ˈkɒŋ.ɡres / us / ˈkɑːŋ.ɡres / the elected group of politicians in the US who are responsible for making the law, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives: Both houses of Congress have rejected the recent presidential proposal on gun control. More examples.
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.
Congress definition: the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.. See examples of CONGRESS used in a sentence.
Congress is the elected group of politicians that is responsible for making the law in the United States. It consists of two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate. We want to cooperate with both the administration and Congress. government. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
CONGRESS meaning: 1 : a formal meeting in which representatives or experts discuss important matters, make decisions, etc.; 2 : the group of people who are responsible for making the laws of a country in some kinds of government.
noun. /ˈkɒŋɡres/ /ˈkɑːŋɡrəs/ [countable] a large formal meeting or series of meetings where representatives from different groups discuss ideas, make decisions, etc. an international congress of trades unions. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
a session of this body: to speak in Congress. the national legislative body of a nation, especially of a republic. a formal meeting or assembly of representatives for the discussion, arrangement, or promotion of some matter of common interest.
noun. uk / ˈkɒŋɡres / us. Add to word list. [ C ] a large meeting of the members of one or more organizations: an international congress on art history. Congress. the group of people who make laws in the United States. Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. [1] . The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of adversaries) during battle, from the Latin congressus. [2] Political congresses.
Use the proper noun Congress when you're talking about the legislative branch of the United States government, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. When you're talking about the legislature, Congress has to start with a capital C to distinguish it from other meanings of the word.
