Definitions for Congress
ˈkɒŋ grɪs; kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ-con·gress

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Congress, United States Congress, U.S. Congress, US Congressnoun

   the legislature of the United States government

2. congressnoun

   a meeting of elected or appointed representatives

3. congressnoun

   a national legislative assembly

4. sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledgenoun

   the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. congressnoun

   A coming-together of two or more people; a meeting.

2. congressnoun

   A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.

3. congressnoun

   (often capitalized: Congress) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.

4. congressnoun

   An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.

   The National Congress of American Indians

5. congressnoun

   Sexual intercourse.

6. Congressnoun

   The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives, and the Senate.

7. Congressnoun

   A two-year session of these bodies, commencing after a Federal election and ending before the next one.

8. congressnoun

   Plural form of congressman.

9. congressnoun

   Plural form of congresswoman.

10. Etymology: From congressum, the past participle of congredi 'to go or come together', itself from con- + gradi 'to go or step'.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CONGRESSnoun

   Etymology: congressus, Latin.

   1. A meeting; a shock; a conflict.

   Here Pallas urges on, and Lausus there;
   Their congress in the field great Jove withstands,
   Both doom’d to fall, but fall by greater hands. John Dryden, Æn.

   From these laws may be deduced the rules of the congresses and reflections of two bodies. George Cheyne, Phil. Prin.

   2. An appointed meeting for settlement of affairs between different nations.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Congress

   A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of adversaries) during battle, from the Latin congressus.

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1. congress

   Congress is a formal gathering or meeting of representatives or delegates from various groups, organizations, or countries to discuss, negotiate, and make decisions on matters of common interest. It is also used to refer specifically to the national legislative body of a country, such as the United States Congress, which consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Congressnoun

   a meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter

2. Congressnoun

   a sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; -- said of things

3. Congressnoun

   the coming together of a male and female in sexual commerce; the act of coition

4. Congressnoun

   a gathering or assembly; a conference

5. Congressnoun

   a formal assembly, as of princes, deputies, representatives, envoys, or commissioners; esp., a meeting of the representatives of several governments or societies to consider and determine matters of common interest

6. Congressnoun

   the collective body of senators and representatives of the people of a nation, esp. of a republic, constituting the chief legislative body of the nation

7. Congressnoun

   the lower house of the Spanish Cortes, the members of which are elected for three years

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Congress

   A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, constituent states, independent organizations, or groups. The term was chosen for the United States Congress to emphasize the status of each state represented there as a self-governing unit. Subsequent to the use of congress by the U.S. legislature, the term has been adopted by many states within unions, and by unitary nation-states in the Americas, to refer to their legislatures. Relationships in congress have historically proven to be controversial in any country, with a prime example transpiring in recent years between U.S. President Barack Obama and Speaker of the House John Boehner.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Congress

   kong′gres, n. a meeting together or assembly, as of ambassadors, &c., for political purposes: the federal legislature of the United States.—v.i. to meet in congress.—adj. Congres′sional.—n. Con′gressman, a member of congress. [L. con, together, and gradi, gressus, to step, to go.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Congress

   is a diplomatic conference at which the representatives of sovereign States discuss matters of importance to their several countries, the most celebrated of which are those of Münster and Osnabrück, which issued in the treaty of Westphalia in 1648, at the end of the Thirty Years' War; of Rastadt, at the end of Spanish Succession War, in 1797; of Vienna, at the end of Napoleon's wars, in 1815; of Paris, in 1856, at the end of Russian War; and of Berlin, in 1878, at the end of Russo-Turkish war; but the name has come to be applied in federal republics to the legislative assembly which directs national as distinct from State concerns. In the United States, Congress consists of the Senate, elected by the State legislatures and the House of Representatives, elected directly by the people. It meets on the first Monday in December, and receives the President's message for the year. It imposes taxes, contracts loans, provides for national defence, declares war, looks after the general welfare, establishes postal communication, coins money, fixes weights and measures, &c. &c., but it is prohibited from preferential treatment of the several States, establishing or interfering with religion, curtailing freedom of speech, or pursuing towards any citizen, even under legal forms, a course of conduct which is unjust or even oppressive.

2. Congress

   the Belgian Constituent Assembly, 1830-1831.

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. CONGRESS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Congress is ranked #77788 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Congress surname appeared 246 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Congress.
   
   69.1% or 170 total occurrences were Black.
   24.8% or 61 total occurrences were White.
   3.6% or 9 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   2% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Legislature
   • Meeting

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Congress' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2061

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Congress' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1177

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Congress' in Nouns Frequency: #842

How to pronounce Congress?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Congress in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Congress in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Congress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of Congress in a Sentence

1. Pramila Jayapal:

   The attorney general has made it clear -- through his broad support for sweeping presidential power and authority and his past criticism of the special counsel's inquiry -- that he is not an unbiased participant. It is, therefore, even more urgent that Congress immediately receive the full report and all the underlying documentation and evidence so that we can make our own determinations.

2. John Kennedy:

   What I am about to say, I intend to say gently and constructively. And that is this. We need to do more. We need to do more. By we, I mean the Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio Congress. We have completed almost 25 % of the time allotted to this current Congress and what have we done other than nominations, we have done nothing. Zero. Zilch. Nada.

3. Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr:

   Congress has a voice, and now is the time... to exercise it.

4. The President:

   So that's why Congress has to get involved to provide Sudan what's called' legal peace.' The President can't do that on The President own ; that's something only Congress can do.

5. Duncan Hunter:

   There is no downside to doing this because you already have people on the road that are in the ages of 18 to 21. They went through all of the training, all the safety stuff. So they’re already doing it, they just simply can’t drive over the state line, so, I think this fixes a dumb issue that Congress needs to fix.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Congress
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Congress
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Congress
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Congress
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Congress
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Congress
9. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Congress
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html