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Word: Congress
Speech Type: Noun
late Middle English (denoting an encounter during battle): from Latin congressus, from congredi ‘meet’, from con- ‘together’ + gradi ‘walk’
ˈkɒŋɡrɛs
a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party, trade union, or from within a particular sphere of activity
Short Definition:formal meeting or meetings
Examples:- an international congress of mathematicians
a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington DC, was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives
Short Definition:national legislative body
Examples:- legislative power is held by a 72-member National Congress
- changes in taxation required the approval of Congress
(often in names) a political society or organization.
Short Definition:political organization
the action of coming together
Short Definition:action of coming together
Examples:- sexual congress
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