1
as in parliament
the highest lawmaking body of a political unit
the national emergency required a special session of congress
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2
as in meeting
a coming together of a number of persons for a specified purpose
following World War I a great congress of world leaders took place in Paris to plan the postwar world
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3
as in organization
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
the Canada Trades and Labor Congress
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as in sex
sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis
laws that once prohibited congress between people of different races
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Recent Examples of congress
Compared to their forerunners in the tsarist era, with their party congresses held abroad, their executive committees, and their active recruitment in imperial Russia’s universities, Soviet dissidents remained a comparatively small and informal conglomeration of activists.
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Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Zionists settled other differences by the same democratic method in later congresses.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Equity had 21 days after the ruling with which to appeal and the appeal has been backed by the TUC at its annual congress today in Brighton.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
When Peru's congress suddenly upgraded Santa Rosa's status from village to town, giving it a larger government presence, Colombia President Gustavo Petro flew to Leticia to protest.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
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Benjamin Nathans
september 24, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2025
Zionists settled other differences by the same democratic method in later congresses.
—Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
Equity had 21 days after the ruling with which to appeal and the appeal has been backed by the TUC at its annual congress today in Brighton.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 10 Sep. 2025
When Peru's congress suddenly upgraded Santa Rosa's status from village to town, giving it a larger government presence, Colombia President Gustavo Petro flew to Leticia to protest.
—John Otis, NPR, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
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Buckingham read Mercury's 1971 confession aloud in parliament on Thursday, breaking down crying multiple times, according to the ABC.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
23 Oct. 2025
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Because parliament was riven among pro-democracy parties, the communists, and the Nazis, Papen was able to govern by emergency decree But parliament could still topple his government with a vote of no confidence, and thus Papen needed the parliamentary parties not to actively oppose him.—
Time,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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There’s a post-match debrief as well as a meeting about the next opponents.—
Andy Mitten,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Video posted by the former Cambodian leader shows Chen standing alongside Hun Sen in 2022 during a meeting of investors.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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But last week, the company was declared a transnational criminal organization by United States authorities, and Chen was charged in absentia in New York with money laundering conspiracy and wire fraud conspiracy, along with several associates.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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The organization provides educational scholarships to the spouses and children of falling or disabled military service members and first responders.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Oct. 2025
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The World Ultimate Athletics Championships, which debut next September (as a finals-only global, international competition), are excluding men’s triple jump and women’s hammer throw, as well as shot put and discus for both sexes.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ironically, stiff upper lips seem to have almost vanished as both sexes burst into tears if anything either lovely or lousy happens to them.—
Jilly Cooper,
Vogue,
7 Oct. 2025
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The next five-year plan Full details of the upcoming five-year plan will not emerge until after it is approved by China’s rubber-stamp legislature in March next year.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
20 Oct. 2025
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In South Korea, parts of the civil service, legislature and military declined to support President Yoon Suk Yeol’s imposition of martial law in 2024, foiling his autocratic move.—
Shelley Inglis,
The Conversation,
19 Oct. 2025
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The convention was sold again last year to Informa.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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By flouting all conventions in the face of rock and roll and making a mellifluous spectacle of the music that moved through his body like a thought from God, Jarrett has become a peerless symbol of artistic purity, his talent singular, his every note sui generis.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
17 Oct. 2025
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One of the institute's biggest events is its annual North Pole Express weekend trips.—
Jalen Williams,
Freep.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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The institute said Goodall died naturally.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
20 Oct. 2025
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The problem is that the world of interpersonal relations is hard to put a number on.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
20 Oct. 2025
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Tensions were already high between Washington and Bogotá over President Gustavo Petro’s attempts to curb drug trafficking, threatening the countries’ close security and commercial relations.—
J.D. Capelouto,
semafor.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Congress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congress. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.
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