Congress - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
- a national legislative assembly
- the social act of assembling for some common purpose (syn: meeting)
Extra examples
She was recently elected to the country's congress.
The bill easily passed both houses of Congress.
Congress is not currently in session.
Gandhi's Congress Party
The World Peace Congress
Scottish Trades Union Congress
Trade Union Congress
He was in Congress for many years but he recently retired from public life.
Introduce a bill to Congress
The energy bill is currently being debated in Congress.
Congress voted 121 to 16 to pass the bill.
The group had a series of consultations with members of Congress.
She plans to contest a seat in Congress next year.
Congress added a rider to the health insurance bill.
Congress became an arena of opposing views.
Word forms
singular: congress
plural: congresses
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