congress en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈkɑŋɡɹəs/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɒŋˌɡɹɛs/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ɹɛs/ (General-American)
Etymology
From Latin congress(um), the past participle of congredior (“to go, come together”), itself from con- + gradior (“to go, step”). The verb is from the noun. Compare typologically coven, convent, convention, omitting several steps, from con- + veniō, Russian сход (sxod), схо́дка (sxódka), akin to сходи́ться (sxodítʹsja), ходи́ть (xodítʹ). Also compare Czech sjezd, Russian съезд (sʺjezd), akin to съезжа́ться (sʺjezžátʹsja), е́здить (jézditʹ). Also compare conference.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A formal gathering or assembly of persons; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
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(capitalized, countable, often, uncountable) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
Republicans have their own high stakes in November. Losing control of Congress, they say, could mean a highly politicized impeachment of their president.
2018 January 27, Sheryl Gay Stolberg, Nicholas Fandos, “As Gridlock Deepens in Congress, Only Gloom Is Bipartisan”, in The New York Times:
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(countable, uncountable) An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
Near-synonyms: federation, confederation
the National Congress of American Indians
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(countable, dated, uncountable) Coitus: sexual intercourse.
Welsh ponies, I learn from a man who has had much experience with these animals, habitually produce erections and emissions in their stalls; they do not bring their hind quarters up during this process, and they close their eyes, which does not take place when they have congress with mares.
1927, Havelock Ellis, Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 1 (of 6):Not three weeks before this he was run out of Fort Smith Arkansas for having congress with a goat. Yes lady, that is what I said. Goat.
1985, Cormac McCarthy, chapter 1, in Blood Meridian […] , →OCLC:
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(archaic, countable, uncountable) A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.
After some little repast, he went to see Democritus […]. The multitude stood gazing round about to see the congress.
, New York Review of Books, 2001, p.48
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(collective, countable, rare) A group of baboons.
[…] the council hall stank like a congress of baboons.
1966, Philip José Farmer, “Riverworld”, in Down in the Black Gang and Others, Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday, published 1971, page 79:2013, Dick Hrebik, Walter Goes to War—WWII, Rolling Meadows, IL: Windy City Publishers, Chapter 7, p. 133, Saw a congress of baboons of all sizes making their way to a mountaintop to spend the night on the rocks and trees there.
On any given day as we drove through the bush in our Land Cruisers we saw: huge herds of cape buffalos; a journey of giraffes; thousands of wildebeest; a dazzle of zebras; gazelle and antelope of every size, shape, and color; large families of elephants-ranging from old bulls to teenagers; a cash of rhinos; a raft of hippopotami; large congresses of baboons; an occasional leap of leopards; and twenty-foot-long crocodiles that seem to be part of our prehistoric past.
2011, Al Gini, Seeking the Truth of Things, ACTA Publications:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| congresses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
sexual congress · congressfolk · Congress Party · congressfolks · congressjerk · congresswoman · congress shoe · congressive · congressional · congressperson · congressionally · congresscritter · suspended congress · congress grass · marital congress · Church Congress · uncongressed · congress gaiter · congressman
Descendants
Hypernyms
Relateds
conjugation · congregation · conjugal
Synonyms
confederation · assembly · federation · sexual congress · legislature · flange · parliament
Translations (162)
ja 議会 (legislative body) · sh ко̀нгрес (legislative body) · ru съе́зд (legislative body) · sk kongres (conference) · ka კონგრესი (conference) · my ကွန်ဂရက် (legislative body) · pl kongres (conference) · uk конґре́с (association) · sh kòngres (conference) · ro congres (conference) · ca congrés (conference) · bn কংগ্রেস (legislative body) · eo kongreso (conference) · pl kongres (legislative body) · ko 회의 (conference) · tl batasang-bansa (legislative body) · sk kongres (legislative body) · mk конгрес (legislative body) · yi קאָנגרעס (conference) · hy կոնգրես (conference) · nb kongress (conference) · bg конгре́с (legislative body) · uz qurultoy (conference) · vi quốc hội (legislative body) · sl kongres (legislative body) · km រដ្ឋសភា (legislative body) · acw كُونْقْرِس (legislative body) · da kongres (legislative body) · uk конґре́с (legislative body) · sq kongres (legislative body) · eu batzar (conference) · lv kongress (legislative body) · ckb کۆنگرا (conference) · ha majalisa (legislative body) · fi eduskunta (legislative body) · uk конгре́с (legislative body) · ps کانګرس (legislative body) · my ကွန်ဂရက် (conference) · es congreso (legislative body) · ky конгресс (legislative body) · lt kongresas (legislative body) · ko 대회 (conference) · tg ҳамоиш (conference) · fi liitto (association) · az qurultay (conference) · fa-ira کُنْفِرانْس (conference) · ar كُونْجْرِس (legislative body) · uk з'їзд (legislative body) · hy համագումար (conference) · sv kongress (conference) · be з'езд (conference) · ru съезд (conference) · ga comhdháil (legislative body) · uk конґре́с (conference) · tg съезд (legislative body) · sk zjazd (conference) · id kongres (legislative body) · pt congresso (conference) · sv kongress (legislative body) · ro congres (legislative body) · ko 협의회 (association) · hy կոնգրես (legislative body) · cmn 大會 /大会 (conference) · de Tagung (conference) · sw kongresi (legislative body) · cs kongres (conference) · tg конференсия (conference) · tr kongre (legislative body) · lo ລັດຖະສະພາ (legislative body) · be кангрэ́с m з'е́зд (legislative body) · de Kongress (conference) · hu kongresszus (conference) · kk конгресс (legislative body) · kk құрылтай (conference) · ru конгре́сс (conference) · uz syezd (conference) · ko 의회 (legislative body) · ckb کۆنگرا (legislative body) · fa-ira هَمایِش (conference) · be кангрэ́с (association) · ps کنفرانس (conference) · fa-ira کُنْگْرِه (legislative body) · tt корылтай (conference) · am ምክር ቤት (legislative body) · ja 会議 (conference) · he כֶּנֶס (conference) · uk з'їзд (conference) · th รัฐสภา (legislative body) · tg конфронс (conference) · el συνέδριο (conference) · ca congrés (legislative body) · nl conferentie (conference) · bg конгре́с (conference) · ka ყრილობა (conference) · mk конгрес (conference) · is þing (legislative body) · bg конфере́нция (conference) · ru конгре́сс (legislative body) · de Kongress (legislative body) · az konqres (legislative body) · pl kongres (association) · be кангрэ́с (conference) · fr congrès (legislative body) · nl congres (legislative body) · ar كُونْغْرِس (legislative body) · tl kongreso (legislative body) · fi kongressi (legislative body) · ar اِجْتِمَاع (conference) · vi đại hội (conference) · uk конгре́с (conference) · sl kongres (conference) · nn kongress (legislative body) · kmr kongre (conference) · hu kongresszus (legislative body) · mn хурал (conference) · cmn 代表大會 /代表大会 (legislative body) · cs kongres (legislative body) · ja 会議 (association) · tr konferans (conference) · ko 연합회 (association) · fi kongressi (conference) · ky съезд (legislative body) · uz kongress (legislative body) · lo ຣັຖສະພາ (legislative body) · pt congresso (legislative body) · kk съезд (legislative body) · tk gurultaý (conference) · hi कांग्रेस (legislative body) · ar مُؤْتَمَر (conference) · ko 련합회 (association) · sh ко̀нгрес (conference) · he קוֹנְגְּרֶס (legislative body) · fi keskusliitto (association) · yi קאָנגרעס (legislative body) · it congresso (legislative body) · tl kongreso (conference) · zu ukhongolose class 1a/2a (legislative body) · prs کَانْگْرِس (legislative body) · ro partid (association) · et kongress (legislative body) · tk kongress (legislative body) · nn kongress (conference) · gd còmhdhail (conference) · nl congres (conference) · cs sjezd (conference) · fr congrès (conference) · ka კონგრესი (legislative body) · es congreso (conference) · sh kòngres (legislative body) · kk құрылтай (legislative body) · ru конгре́сс (association) · ro congres (association) · nb kongress (legislative body) · ru конфере́нция (conference) · mn их хурал (conference) · kmr kongre (legislative body) · cmn 國會 /国会 (legislative body) · ur کان٘گْریس (legislative body) · tg конгресс (legislative body) · ms kongres (legislative body) · ja 国会 (legislative body) · el κογκρέσο (legislative body)