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congress
noun
-
congress
,
congresses
a
large
formal
meeting
or
conference
where
people
with
shared
interests
gather
to
discuss
ideas
and
make
decisions
•
The
annual
medical
congress
attracted
doctors
from
all
over
the
world
.
The
annual
medical
congress
attracted
doctors
from
all
over
the
world
.
•
Hundreds
of
students
gathered
in
the
hall
for
the
youth
congress
on
climate
change
.
Hundreds
of
students
gathered
in
the
hall
for
the
youth
congress
on
climate
change
.
Borrowed
from
Latin
congressus
“
a
meeting
”,
from
con-
“
together
”
+
gradi
“
to
step
”.
noun
-
congress
a
formal
word
for
sexual
intercourse
•
The
scandal
involved
secret
congress
between
the
mayor
and
an
aide
.
The
scandal
involved
secret
congress
between
the
mayor
and
an
aide
.
•
Historical
records
suggest
the
king
had
congress
with
multiple
partners
.
Historical
records
suggest
the
king
had
congress
with
multiple
partners
.
Same
Latin
root
as
the
meeting
sense
,
extended
in
the
16th
century
to
describe
the
'coming
together'
of
bodies
in
sexual
union
.
congressional
adjective
connected
with
a
congress
,
especially
the
United
States
Congress
•
The
televised
congressional
hearing
lasted
for
hours
.
The
televised
congressional
hearing
lasted
for
hours
.
•
Maria
volunteered
to
help
with
the
upcoming
congressional
election
.
Maria
volunteered
to
help
with
the
upcoming
congressional
election
.
From
congress
+
-ional
,
first
recorded
in
the
mid-19th
century
to
describe
matters
pertaining
to
the
United
States
Congress
.
congressman
noun
-
congressman
,
congressmen
a
man
(
or
sometimes
any
member
)
elected
to
the
U
.
S
.
House
of
Representatives
•
The
congressman
spoke
at
the
town
hall
about
the
new
education
bill
.
The
congressman
spoke
at
the
town
hall
about
the
new
education
bill
.
•
After
winning
the
election
,
he
was
sworn
in
as
a
congressman
in
Washington
,
D
.
C
.
After
winning
the
election
,
he
was
sworn
in
as
a
congressman
in
Washington
,
D
.
C
.
coined
in
the
United
States
in
the
early
19th
century
from
congress
+
-man
,
modeled
after
earlier
terms
like
"
assemblyman
"
Congress
noun
-
Congress
the
national
law-making
body
of
the
United
States
,
made
up
of
the
Senate
and
the
House
of
Representatives
•
Congress
passed
the
bill
after
weeks
of
debate
.
Congress
passed
the
bill
after
weeks
of
debate
.
•
She
dreamed
of
being
elected
to
Congress
one
day
.
She
dreamed
of
being
elected
to
Congress
one
day
.
Adopted
in
the
late
18th
century
for
the
new
U
.
S
.
legislature
,
following
earlier
colonial
and
revolutionary
congresses
.