Con|gress

Con|gress: Con|gress «KONG grihs», noun.

1. the lawmaking body of a nation, especially of a republic: »The congress of Chile was composed of a senate and a house of representatives in which each delegate represented 15,000 inhabitants.
SYNONYM(S): legislature, parliament.

2. a formal meeting of representatives of interested groups to discuss some subject: »a writers' congress. Doctors came froll over the world to the medical congress on heart transplants.
SYNONYM(S): conference, convention.

3. a formal meeting or assembly of representatives of various governments to discuss some matter of common interest: »The vogue of congresses began with the big gathering at two places in Westphalia in 1648 (New York Times).
SYNONYM(S): council, parley.

4. the act or fact of coming together; meeting; encounter.

5. = sexual intercourse. (Cf. ↑sexual intercourse)

╂[< Latin congressus, -ūs a coming together < congredī meet with < com- together + gradī to step, walk]

Con|gress «KONG grihs», noun.

1. a) the national lawmaking body of the United States, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives, with members elected from each state: »The Congress shall assemble at least once in every year (Constitution of the United States).
b) the session of this body. c) this body serving as a unit for two years: »the 88th Congress.

2. the lower house of the former Spanish or Portuguese legislature.

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con|gress|man-at-large — «KONG grihs muhn uht LAHRJ», noun, plural con|gress|men at large. U.S. a member of the House of Representatives representing an entire state rather than a Congressional district. Congressmen at large represent sparsely populated states … Useful english dictionary
Con|gress|man — or Con|gress|man «KONG grihs muhn», noun, plural men. a member of the United States Congress, especially of the House of Representatives … Useful english dictionary
con|gress|man — or Con|gress|man «KONG grihs muhn», noun, plural men. a member of the United States Congress, especially of the House of Representatives … Useful english dictionary
Con|gress|wom|an — or Con|gress|wom|an «KONG grihs WUM uhn», noun, plural wom|en. a woman member of the United States Congress, especially of the House of Representatives … Useful english dictionary
con|gress|wom|an — or Con|gress|wom|an «KONG grihs WUM uhn», noun, plural wom|en. a woman member of the United States Congress, especially of the House of Representatives … Useful english dictionary
con|gress|ist — «KONG gruh sihst», noun. a member of a congress … Useful english dictionary
con·gress·man — /ˈkɑːŋgrəsmən/ noun, pl men / mən/ [count] : someone (especially a man) who is a member of a congress and especially of the U.S. House of Representatives a former congressman who is now a senator Congressman Smith … Useful english dictionary
con·gress·wom·an — … Useful english dictionary
con — con·acre; con·cat·e·nate; con·cave; con·ceal·er; con·ceit; con·cen·trate; con·cen·tra·tor; con·cen·tric; con·cep·tual; con·cern; con·cern·ing; con·cert; con·cer·tante; con·cer·ti·na; con·ces·sion·ary; con·cha; con·cin·nate; con·com·i·tant;… … English syllables
gress — ag·gress; con·gress·ist; con·gress·ite; con·gress·man; con·gress·wom·an; di·gress; ne·gress; ti·gress; con·gress; in·gress; re·gress; ret·ro·gress; trans·gress; … English syllables

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