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- DictionaryCon·gress/ˈkäNGɡrəs/
noun
- 1. a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington, D.C., was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives: "changes in taxation required the approval of Congress"
- 2. a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party or labor union or from within a particular discipline: "an international congress of mathematicians"
The meaning of CONGRESS is the act or action of coming together and meeting. How to use congress in a sentence.
The legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Popularly elected, senators and representatives are responsible for advocating the interests of the constituents they represent.
The United States Congress, or simply Congress, is the legislature of the federal government of the United States. It is bicameral, composed of a lower body, the United States House of Representatives, and an upper body, the United States Senate.
noun. uk / ˈkɒŋ.ɡres / us / ˈkɑːŋ.ɡres / the elected group of politicians in the US who are responsible for making the law, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives: Both houses of Congress have rejected the recent presidential proposal on gun control. More examples.
CONGRESS meaning: 1 : a formal meeting in which representatives or experts discuss important matters, make decisions, etc.; 2 : the group of people who are responsible for making the laws of a country in some kinds of government.
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 .
Definition of congress noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Congress, is now generally taken for the Assembly or Meeting together of the Deputies, or Plenipotentiaries of several Princes, to treat about a Peace, or any other grand Affair.
Congress is the elected group of politicians that is responsible for making the law in the United States. It consists of two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
a large meeting of the members of one or more organizations: an international congress on art history. Congress. the group of people who make laws in the United States. Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
