Congress
name, noun, verb ·Very common ·Middle school level
Definitions
- 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 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 the social act of assembling for some common purpose wordnet
- 4 A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question. countable, uncountable
- 5 the legislature of the United States government wordnet
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- 6 A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America. capitalized, countable, often, uncountable
- 7 a meeting of elected or appointed representatives wordnet
- 8 An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups. countable, uncountable
"the National Congress of American Indians"
- 9 a national legislative assembly wordnet
- 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."
- 11 A group of baboons; the collective noun for baboons. collective, countable
"[…] the council hall stank like a congress of baboons."
- 1 To assemble together. intransitive
- 2 To meet in a congress.
- 1 The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate. US
- 2 A census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.
- 3 The legislature of the Philippines. Philippine
- 4 A village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States.
- 5 The legislature of the Philippines.; The House of Representatives of the Philippines. Philippine
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- 6 A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge, No. 73, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- 7 Clipping of Indian National Congress India, abbreviation, alt-of, clipping
Example
More examples"The medical congress was held in Kyoto."
Etymology
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.
From congress.