Congress

proper nounproper nounnouncommon in dialogue

The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

proper noun

1
The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
The bill was stewarded through Congress to the President.
He pitched his budget proposal to Congress.
2
The legislature of the Philippines.
3
The legislature of the Philippines. The House of Representatives of the Philippines.
4
Variant of Indian National CongressClipping of Indian National Congress

Etymology

From 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.

noun

1
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; […]

Forms

plural: Congresses

congratulations · Expressing praise and approval, expressing approbation.congregation · The act of congregating or collecting together.congress · A formal gathering or assembly of persons; a conference held…

Congress · The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate.

congressional · Of or relating to a congress.Congressional · Of or pertaining to the United States Congress.congressman · A male member of congress.

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