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Congress

//ˈkɑŋɡɹəs// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate. US
  2. 2
    A census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.
  3. 3
    The legislature of the Philippines. Philippine
  4. 4
    A village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States.
  5. 5
    The legislature of the Philippines.; The House of Representatives of the Philippines. Philippine
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  1. 6
    A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge, No. 73, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  2. 7
    Clipping of Indian National Congress India, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Noun
  1. 1
    A coming together of two or more people; a meeting. archaic, countable, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    A two-year session of the Congress, commencing after a Federal election and ending before the next one. US

    "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 first Congress; […]"

  3. 3
    the social act of assembling for some common purpose wordnet
  4. 4
    A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question. countable, uncountable
  5. 5
    the legislature of the United States government wordnet
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  1. 6
    A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America. capitalized, countable, often, uncountable
  2. 7
    a meeting of elected or appointed representatives wordnet
  3. 8
    An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups. countable, uncountable

    "the National Congress of American Indians"

  4. 9
    a national legislative assembly wordnet
  5. 10
    Coitus; sexual intercourse. countable, dated, uncountable

    "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."

  6. 11
    A group of baboons; the collective noun for baboons. collective, countable

    "[…] the council hall stank like a congress of baboons."

Verb
  1. 1
    To assemble together. intransitive
  2. 2
    To meet in a congress.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin congress(um), the past participle of congredior (“I go, come together”), itself from con- + gradior (“I go, step”). The verb is from the noun. Compare typologically coven, convent, convention, several steps omitting from con- + veniō, Russian сход (sxod), схо́дка (sxódka), akin to сходи́ться (sxodítʹsja), ходи́ть (xodítʹ). Also compare Czech sjezd, Russian съезд (sʺjezd), akin to съезжа́ться (sʺjezžátʹsja), е́здить (jézditʹ). Also compare conference.

Etymology 2

From Latin congress(um), the past participle of congredior (“I go, come together”), itself from con- + gradior (“I go, step”). The verb is from the noun. Compare typologically coven, convent, convention, several steps omitting from con- + veniō, Russian сход (sxod), схо́дка (sxódka), akin to сходи́ться (sxodítʹsja), ходи́ть (xodítʹ). Also compare Czech sjezd, Russian съезд (sʺjezd), akin to съезжа́ться (sʺjezžátʹsja), е́здить (jézditʹ). Also compare conference.

Etymology 3

From congress.

Etymology 4

From congress.

Etymology 5

From congress.

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