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
Among them is Luis Albán who is campaigning to keep his seat in Colombia's congress.
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John Otis, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The shooting-range event came after the conclusion of a congress of the Korean Workers’ Party, a largely rubber-stamp political gathering of the nation’s elite, where Kim’s leadership was reaffirmed by unanimous vote.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
At the congress, Kim derided liberal South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's calls for engagement as a deception, accusing successive governments in Seoul of seeking Pyongyang's collapse.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
The foundation hosts biannual congresses, with panels devoted to discussing recent threats to the rule of law, and awarding honors to lawyers who defend it.
—Fabio Bertoni, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
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John Otis, NPR, 6 Mar. 2026
The shooting-range event came after the conclusion of a congress of the Korean Workers’ Party, a largely rubber-stamp political gathering of the nation’s elite, where Kim’s leadership was reaffirmed by unanimous vote.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 28 Feb. 2026
At the congress, Kim derided liberal South Korean President Lee Jae Myung's calls for engagement as a deception, accusing successive governments in Seoul of seeking Pyongyang's collapse.
—Arkansas Online, 27 Feb. 2026
The foundation hosts biannual congresses, with panels devoted to discussing recent threats to the rule of law, and awarding honors to lawyers who defend it.
—Fabio Bertoni, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
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Frederiksen's Social Democrats received the most votes and were seen winning 38 seats in Denmark's 179-seat parliament, results published early Wednesday showed, compared with 50 seats four years earlier.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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Denmark’s single-chamber parliament, the Folketing, has 179 seats.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
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Salam said after an emergency Cabinet meeting in early March that only the state should decide on matters of war and peace and called on security agencies to prevent the firing of missiles or drones from Lebanon and detain those behind the launch.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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Ruperti, who arrived at the meeting with a security detail, is a Venezuelan Italian shipping magnate who trades in petroleum coke.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
26 Mar. 2026
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The blaze early on Monday morning in Golders Green, a London neighborhood with a large Jewish population, consumed four ambulances belonging to the volunteer organization Hatzola Northwest.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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And that training was funded by a philanthropic organization that’s interested in promoting civil liberties.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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The findings, from 1,592 U.S. citizens of different ages, sexes, races and incomes, were collected between Dec. 20 and Dec. 22.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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On his first day in office, Mr. Trump signed an executive order that declared the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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As early as 1876, petitions for the consolidation of the towns of Wyandotte County were discussed by city councils and the state legislature.—
Elijah Winkler,
Kansas City Star,
29 Mar. 2026
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The issue has also come up in state legislatures.—
Bracey Harris,
NBC news,
28 Mar. 2026
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Instead, Hall put on late-night shows in the basement of his home and became a popular child magician, earning money by doing his routine at ritzy parties and travelling to magic conventions.—
Vinson Cunningham,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
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While the community can interact on the Internet, the convention offers an in-person space.—
Jessica Ma,
Dallas Morning News,
29 Mar. 2026
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From her office at Aish, a Jewish educational institute with headquarters next to the Western Wall plaza, Geller can see where shrapnel dented and smashed rooftops, roads and a parking lot in the area.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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After a detour studying the humanities, he was admitted to the National College of Art and Design, in Bergen, which housed the country’s pioneering institute for the study of photography.—
Chris Wiley,
New Yorker,
28 Mar. 2026
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Trump called on more Middle Eastern countries to sign the Abraham Accords, an agreement his administration reached in its first term which saw Israel normalize relations with some Arab nations including the UAE and Bahrain.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Roger Sherman is a former partner at CRL Associates, a leading government relations, public affairs, and strategic communications firm in Denver.—
Roger Sherman,
Denver Post,
28 Mar. 2026
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“Congress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congress. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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