congress
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plural
congresses
plural
congresses
Britannica Dictionary definition of CONGRESS
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[count]
:
a formal meeting in which representatives or experts discuss important matters, make decisions, etc.
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a Communist Party congress
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an annual academic congress
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a
:
the group of people who are responsible for making the laws of a country in some kinds of government
[count]
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She was recently elected to the country's congress.
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the congresses of Mexico and Chile
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b
Congress
[singular]
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a particular congress
especially
:
the congress of the United States that includes the Senate and the House of Representatives
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The bill easily passed both houses of Congress.
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Congress is not currently in session.
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[singular]
— used in the names of some political parties
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the Indian National Congress
— congressional
/kənˈgrɛʃənl̟/ adjective-
a congressional committee
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congressional investigators
