Definition of congress Congress

/kɑˈŋgɹʌs/ - [kanggrus] - Con•gress

We found 20 definitions of congress from 7 different sources.

What does congress mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: congresses
congress - the legislature of the United States government
		United States Congress, U.S. Congress, US Congress
		law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature, general assembly persons who make or amend or repeal laws
		legislative branch the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating
		u.s. senate, united states senate, us senate, senate the upper house of the United States Congress
congress - a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
		group meeting, meeting the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"
congress - a national legislative assembly
congress - the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur
		sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledge
		sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice, sex activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
		defloration the act of depriving a woman of her virginity (especially by rupturing the hymen through sexual intercourse)
		insemination the introduction of semen into the genital tract of a female
		shtup, screwing, roll in the hay, piece of tail, piece of ass, nooky, nookie, fucking, fuck, ass, screw, shag slang for sexual intercourse
		hank panky illicit sexual intercourse
		penetration the act of entering into or through something; "the penetration of upper management by women"

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Wiktionary

congress (Noun)
A coming-together of two or more people; a meeting.
congress (Noun)
A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
congress (Noun)
Often capitalized: Congress A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America .
congress (Noun)
An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
congress (Noun)
Coitus; sexual Sexual intercourse .

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

congress (n.)
A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter.
congress (n.)
A sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; -- said of things.
congress (n.)
The coming together of a male and female in sexual commerce; the act of coition.
congress (n.)
A gathering or assembly; a conference.
congress (n.)
A formal assembly, as of princes, deputies, representatives, envoys, or commissioners; esp., a meeting of the representatives of several governments or societies to consider and determine matters of common interest.
congress (n.)
The collective body of senators and representatives of the people of a nation, esp. of a republic, constituting the chief legislative body of the nation.
congress (n.)
The lower house of the Spanish Cortes, the members of which are elected for three years.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

congress
A formal meeting, often consisting of representatives of various organizations, that is assembled to promote, discuss or make arrangements regarding a particular subject or some matter of common interest.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

congress
kong′gres, n. a meeting together or assembly, as of ambassadors, &c., for political purposes: the federal legislature of the United States.—v.i. to meet in congress.—adj. Congres′sional.—n. Con′gressman, a member of congress. [L. con, together, and gradi, gressus, to step, to go.]

Wikipedia

In politics, a congress is the main legislative group that makes the laws for a state. The word congress can also mean a meeting of people, as in the Trades Union Congress(TUC), of the United Kingdom, a meeting of trade unions.