congress
noun
[ ˈkɒŋɡrɛs ]
• a formal meeting or series of meetings for discussion between delegates, especially those from a political party, trade union, or from within a particular sphere of activity.
Similar:
conference,
convention,
seminar,
colloquium,
symposium,
consultation,
forum,
meeting,
assembly,
gathering,
congregation,
rally,
convocation,
summit,
synod,
council,
conclave,
conventicle,
• a national legislative body, especially that of the US. The US Congress, which meets at the Capitol in Washington DC, was established by the Constitution of 1787 and is composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
Similar:
legislature,
legislative assembly,
parliament,
convocation,
diet,
council,
senate,
chamber,
chamber of deputies,
house,
upper house,
lower house,
upper chamber,
lower chamber,
second chamber,
• (often in names) a political society or organization.
• the action of coming together.
Origin:
late Middle English (denoting an encounter during battle): from Latin congressus, from congredi ‘meet’, from con- ‘together’ + gradi ‘walk’.
