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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.
Congress is the federal legislative body of the United States, which is responsible for passing federal, or nationwide, laws. In the United States, Congress is the legislative branch of the federal government. Only it can create and pass federal laws.
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.
GOVERNMENT, POLITICS. the elected group of politicians in the US who are responsible for making the laws. Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives: Established by Congress to protect investors, the SEC monitors publicly traded interests.
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.
Congress. (in the US and some other countries) the name of the group of people who are elected to make laws, in the US consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. Congress will vote on the proposals tomorrow. Collocations Politics.
Use the proper noun Congress when you're talking about the legislative branch of the United States government, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
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 congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different countries, constituent states, organizations, trade unions, political parties, or other groups. [1] The term originated in Late Middle English to denote an encounter (meeting of adversaries) during battle, from the Latin congressus .
