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- [noun kong-gris; verb kuh n-gres, kuh ng-]
- /noun ˈkɒŋ grɪs; verb kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ-/
- /ˈkɒŋɡres/
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- [noun kong-gris; verb kuh n-gres, kuh ng-]
- /noun ˈkɒŋ grɪs; verb kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ-/
Definitions of congress word
- proper noun congress Congress is the elected group of politicians that is responsible for making the law in the United States. It consists of two parts: the House of Representatives and the Senate. 3
- countable noun congress A congress is a large meeting that is held to discuss ideas and policies. 3
- noun congress a meeting or conference, esp of representatives of a number of sovereign states 3
- noun congress a national legislative assembly 3
- noun congress a society or association 3
- noun congress the bicameral federal legislature of the US, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate 3
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Origin of congress
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
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, meet (con- con- + -gredī, combining form of gradī to step; cf. grade) + -tus suffix of v. action
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Parts of speech for Congress
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verb
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
congress popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for congress
noun congress
- council — A council is a group of people who are elected to govern a local area such as a city or, in Britain, a county.
- society — an organized group of persons associated together for religious, benevolent, cultural, scientific, political, patriotic, or other purposes.
- committee — A committee is a group of people who meet to make decisions or plans for a larger group or organization that they represent.
- conference — A conference is a meeting, often lasting a few days, which is organized on a particular subject or to bring together people who have a common interest.
- union — a township in NE New Jersey.
verb congress
- goose — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- gang up — an act of ganging up or uniting in opposition to someone or something.
- muster — to assemble (troops, a ship's crew, etc.), as for battle, display, inspection, orders, or discharge.
- get hold of — to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- run up — to go quickly by moving the legs more rapidly than at a walk and in such a manner that for an instant in each step all or both feet are off the ground.
Antonyms for congress
noun congress
- separation — an act or instance of separating or the state of being separated.
- lawlessness — contrary to or without regard for the law: lawless violence.
- division — the act or process of dividing; state of being divided.
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