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congress¹

  • /ˈkɑŋɡɹəs/ US
  • /-ɹɛs/ US
  • /ˈkɒŋˌɡɹɛs/ UK
  • /kənˈɡɹɛs/
  • /kəŋˈɡɹɛs/

Rhymes with -ɛs

Where it comes from

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.

noun congresses

  1. countable, uncountable A formal gathering or assembly of persons; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
  2. 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.
  3. countable, uncountable An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups. Near-synonyms: federation, confederation
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. collective, countable, rare A group of baboons. […] the council hall stank like a congress of baboons.

verb congresses · congressing · congressed

  1. intransitive To assemble together.
  2. To meet in a congress.

Congress²

Where it comes from

From congress.

proper noun Congress · the Congress

  1. US The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate. The bill was stewarded through Congress to the President.
  2. Philippine The legislature of the Philippines.
  3. Philippine The House of Representatives of the Philippines.
  4. India, abbreviation, clipping Clipping of Indian National Congress

proper noun

  1. A census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.
  2. A village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States.
  3. A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge, No. 73, Saskatchewan, Canada.

Similar: INC

noun Congresses

  1. US A two-year session of the Congress, commencing after a Federal election and ending before the next one. Two regular sessions of our federal legislative body are called a Congress, and Congresses have been numbered consecutively since the first one met in 1789. The first two sessions were called the first Congress; […]

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