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con⋅gress

  [n. kong-gris; v. kuhn-gres, kuhng-]
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–noun
1. (initial capital letter)
a. the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.
b. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership: the 96th Congress.
c. a session of this body: to speak in Congress.
2. the national legislative body of a nation, esp. of a republic.
3. a formal meeting or assembly of representatives for the discussion, arrangement, or promotion of some matter of common interest.
4. the act of coming together; an encounter; meeting.
5. an association, esp. one composed of representatives of various organizations.
6. familiar relations; dealings; intercourse.
7. coitus; sexual intercourse.
–verb (used without object)
8. to assemble together; meet in congress.
Origin:
1350–1400 for earlier sense “body of attendants, following”; 1520–30 for current senses; ME < L congressus assembly, intercourse, meeting, equiv. to congred(ī) to approach, meet (con- con- + -gredī, comb. form of gradī to step; cf. grade ) + -tus suffix of v. action

Synonyms:
3. conference, council, convention.
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con·gress   (kŏng'grĭs)   
n.  

  1. A formal assembly of representatives, as of various nations, to discuss problems.

  2. The national legislative body of a nation, especially a republic.

  3. Congress

    1. The national legislative body of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

    2. The two-year session of this legislature between elections of the House of Representatives.

    3. The act of coming together or meeting.

    4. A single meeting, as of a political party or other group.

    1. The act of coming together or meeting.

    2. A single meeting, as of a political party or other group.

  5. Sexual intercourse.


[Middle English congresse, body of attendants, from Latin congressus, meeting, from past participle of congredī, to meet : com-, com- + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots.]
con·gres'sion·al (kən-grěsh'ə-nəl, kəng-) adj., con·gres'sion·al·ly adv.
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: con·gress
Function: noun
Etymology: Latin congressus meeting, encounter, from congredi to approach, meet
1 : a formal meeting of delegates
2 a : the supreme legislative body of a nation and esp. a republic b cap : the legislative branch of the United States government; specifically : the U.S. House of Representatives
3 cap a : the U.S. legislature as it is composed for an enumerated two-year period Congress> b : a single session of the U.S. legislature —see also HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE Article I of the CONSTITUTION in the back matter —con·gres·sion·al adjective —con·gres·sion·al·ly adverb
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: con·gress
Pronunciation: 'kä[ng]-gr&s also -r&s, Brit usu 'kä[ng]-"gres
Function: noun
: COITUS
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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