What does Congress mean?
Definitions for Congress
ˈkɒŋ grɪs; kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ-Congress
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Princeton's WordNet
Congress, United States Congress, U.S. Congress, US Congress(noun)
the legislature of the United States government
congress(noun)
a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
congress(noun)
a national legislative assembly
sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge(noun)
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
Wiktionary
congress(Noun)
A coming-together of two or more people; a meeting.
congress(Noun)
A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
congress(Noun)
(often capitalized: Congress) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
congress(Noun)
An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
The National Congress of American Indians
congress(Noun)
Sexual intercourse.
Congress(Noun)
The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives, and the Senate.
Congress(Noun)
A two-year session of these bodies, commencing after a Federal election and ending before the next one.
congress(Noun)
Plural form of congressman.
congress(Noun)
Plural form of congresswoman.
Webster Dictionary
Congress(noun)
a meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter
Congress(noun)
a sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; -- said of things
Congress(noun)
the coming together of a male and female in sexual commerce; the act of coition
Congress(noun)
a gathering or assembly; a conference
Congress(noun)
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
Congress(noun)
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
Congress(noun)
the lower house of the Spanish Cortes, the members of which are elected for three years
Freebase
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 Dictionary
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 Encyclopedia
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.
Congress
the Belgian Constituent Assembly, 1830-1831.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Congress' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2061
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Congress' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1177
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Congress' in Nouns Frequency: #842
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Congress in Chaldean Numerology is: 4
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Congress in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of Congress in a Sentence
Congress needs to act.
American Israel Public Affairs Committee:
Every member of Congress.
Congress has a right to vote.
Congress is not going to impeach.
I would urge Congress to change that.
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- اجتماع, كونجرِس, مؤتمرArabic
- конференция, конгресBulgarian
- kongresCzech
- KongressGerman
- κογκρέσοGreek
- eduskunta, kongressi, liitto, keskusliittoFinnish
- congrèsFrench
- còmhdhailScottish Gaelic
- כֶּנֶסHebrew
- kongresszusHungarian
- þingIcelandic
- 議会, 会議, 国会Japanese
- 대회, 연합회, 협의회, 의회Korean
- کۆنگرا, kongreKurdish
- congres, conferentieDutch
- congressoPortuguese
- congres, partidRomanian
- съезд, конгрессRussian
- kongresSerbo-Croatian
- kongressSwedish
- KongresoTagalog
- Hội nghịVietnamese
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