Definitions for Congress

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Congress con·gress

Spelling: [noun kong-gris; verb kuh n- Congress is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 246 anagrams from letters in Congress (cegnorss).

Definitions for Congress

noun

1. (initial capital letter) the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: a session of this body:
2. the national legislative body of a nation, especially of a republic.
3. a formal meeting or assembly of representatives for the discussion, arrangement, or promotion of some matter of common interest.
4. the act of coming together; an encounter; meeting.
5. an association, especially one composed of representatives of various organizations.
6. familiar relations; dealings; intercourse.
7. coitus; sexual intercourse.

verb (used without object)

1. to assemble together; meet in congress.

Origin of Congress

1350-1400 for earlier sense “body of attendants, following”; 1520-30 for current senses; Middle English Latin congressus assembly, intercourse, meeting, equivalent to congred(ī) to approach,

Examples for Congress

We need a new engagement, too, between the Executive and the congress.

How far has congress really evolved on race when in 50 years it has gone from one black senator to two?

The daily proceedings of congress at Washington are discussed in Japan.

Historically the reelection rate for members of congress is in the area of 95 percent.

With all that said, representation of each of these respective communities has increased in the new congress.

Additional legislation of this kind was passed by the outgoing congress.

His eloquence was proverbial, both in congress, and at home.

This congress will welcome more women than ever before at 19 percent of the House and 20 percent of the Senate.

The breakdown of the 114th congress is 80 percent white, 80 percent male, and 92 percent Christian.

I shall deal with each of them upon the assembly of the congress.