What does Congress mean?
Definitions for Congress
ˈkɒŋ grɪs; kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ-con·gress
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Congress.
Princeton's WordNet
Congress, United States Congress, U.S. Congress, US Congressnoun
the legislature of the United States government
congressnoun
a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
congressnoun
a national legislative assembly
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
Wiktionary
congressnoun
A coming-together of two or more people; a meeting.
congressnoun
A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
congressnoun
(often capitalized: Congress) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
congressnoun
An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
The National Congress of American Indians
congressnoun
Sexual intercourse.
Congressnoun
The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives, and the Senate.
Congressnoun
A two-year session of these bodies, commencing after a Federal election and ending before the next one.
congressnoun
Plural form of congressman.
congressnoun
Plural form of congresswoman.
Etymology: From congressum, the past participle of congredi 'to go or come together', itself from con- + gradi 'to go or step'.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
CONGRESSnoun
Etymology: congressus, Latin.
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.
Wikipedia
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.
ChatGPT
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 Dictionary
Congressnoun
a meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter
Congressnoun
a sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; -- said of things
Congressnoun
the coming together of a male and female in sexual commerce; the act of coition
Congressnoun
a gathering or assembly; a conference
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
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
Congressnoun
the lower house of the Spanish Cortes, the members of which are elected for three years
Wikidata
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
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British National Corpus
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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Numerology
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
He joins a long history of over 50 years of United States Presidents and members of Congress on both sides of the aisle in United States Presidents support of Special Olympics and the work we do in communities throughout the country.
Alejandro Mayorkas has not adequately explained how Alejandro Mayorkas will enforce federal law and secure the southern border given President-elect Biden's promise to roll back major enforcement and security measures, just today, Alejandro Mayorkas declined to say Alejandro Mayorkas would enforce the laws Congress has already passed to secure the border wall system. Given this, I can not consent to skip the standard vetting process and fast-track this nomination when so many questions remain unanswered.
The idea that anyone, much less a candidate for the United States Congress, would mislead voters about their service in combat is an affront to every man and woman who has proudly worn the uniform of our great country. J.R. Majewski owes each of these heroes a full explanation about his deception.
If they want more money from Congress, if they want their budget from Congress, if they want their people confirmed in the Senate, they're going to have to solve this problem.
And I will then ask every member of Congress to ask why would we reject that deal and prefer a potential military option that would be less effective in constraining Iran's nuclear program and would have extraordinarily ramifications at a time when we've already got too many conflicts in the Middle East, and I'm pretty confident I can win that argument.
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- مؤتمر, اجتماع, كونجرِسArabic
- конгрес, конференцияBulgarian
- kongresCzech
- KongressGerman
- κογκρέσοGreek
- keskusliitto, kongressi, liitto, eduskuntaFinnish
- congrèsFrench
- còmhdhailScottish Gaelic
- כֶּנֶסHebrew
- kongresszusHungarian
- þingIcelandic
- 会議, 議会, 国会Japanese
- 의회, 연합회, 협의회, 대회Korean
- kongre, کۆنگراKurdish
- conferentie, congresDutch
- congressoPortuguese
- partid, congresRomanian
- конгресс, съездRussian
- kongresSerbo-Croatian
- kongressSwedish
- KongresoTagalog
- Hội nghịVietnamese
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