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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4
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
The Paraguayan made the proposal at his own congress in April to expand the 2030 edition of the tournament to 64 teams.
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 17 May 2025
What To Know In remarks on Saturday during a video appearance at a congress in Florence for Italy's right-leaning co-ruling League Party, Musk expressed hope for the Trump administration to ease tariffs against Europe, which faces a 20 percent generic tariff.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Ahead of this year’s congress, a recent series of propaganda documentaries on state television have drawn many parallels between Xi and Deng as two strong, bold reformers.
—Andrew Gilholm, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2017
It was announced by the Firat News Agency, a media outlet close to the group, days after the PKK convened a party congress in northern Iraq.
—Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Adam Crafton, New York Times, 17 May 2025
What To Know In remarks on Saturday during a video appearance at a congress in Florence for Italy's right-leaning co-ruling League Party, Musk expressed hope for the Trump administration to ease tariffs against Europe, which faces a 20 percent generic tariff.
—John W. Dean, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
Ahead of this year’s congress, a recent series of propaganda documentaries on state television have drawn many parallels between Xi and Deng as two strong, bold reformers.
—Andrew Gilholm, Foreign Affairs, 11 Aug. 2017
It was announced by the Firat News Agency, a media outlet close to the group, days after the PKK convened a party congress in northern Iraq.
—Suzan Fraser, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
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Finance minister Rachel Reeves became tearful in front of the entire nation on Wednesday, almost exactly a year after Labour took office with a huge majority in parliament.—
Oliver Eagleton,
Time,
5 July 2025
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On Wednesday, during a question time in Italy’s parliament, the culture minister announced more stringent measures to be put in place to check how Italian tax credits are granted and paid out.—
Nick Vivarelli,
Variety,
3 July 2025
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The 43-story tower, designed by NBBJ for Amazon, includes 885,000 square feet of office space, a 16,000-square-foot meeting center, and 14,000 square feet of retail.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 July 2025
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At a neighborhood meeting in Northeast Kansas City during the fall of 2019, some concerned residents shouted and even stormed out over bike lanes.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
5 July 2025
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The organization’s musical repertoires have grown exponentially over the years to include tens of millions of works, giving music users more music and more choice, the spokesperson said.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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Many of the local organizations Best Friends Animal Society is working with on the ground are operating based on donations and there are wish lists available online for anyone interested in purchasing specific things needed by shelters on the ground.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 July 2025
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Many of them also demonstrated against President Trump's recent executive orders and policies targeting transgender people and recognizing only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.—
Mandalit del Barco,
NPR,
29 June 2025
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On the first day of his term, Trump signed an executive order that recognized two sexes, male and female, a dictum that has moved across all departments under his jurisdiction.—
Jenny Jarvie,
Los Angeles Times,
25 June 2025
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The legislature overwhelmingly opposes legalizing marijuana.—
Bethany Blankley,
The Washington Examiner,
10 July 2025
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However, that will change starting in June 2026 since the legislature approved removing income requirements for participation in legislation that passed this year.—
Caroline Beck,
IndyStar,
10 July 2025
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The conventions were political gatherings by Black Americans that played a crucial role in advocating for civil and human rights, particularly before and during the Civil War, and into Reconstruction.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Not everybody can get here or get to [another anime] convention, but everybody can get to a theater.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
4 July 2025
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Since then, the institute has branched out to study other occupations including military members and laborers.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
30 June 2025
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The institute also pledged to improve privacy policies, and continue to allow customers to delete their data at will, as 23andMe already does.—
John Ruwitch,
NPR,
30 June 2025
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American society and our relations with other societies are driven by the competition/conflict choice.—
Letters to the Editor,
Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2025
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Insiders describe relations between her and brother Santo as tense and combative.—
Mattia Dognini,
The Hollywood Reporter,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Congress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congress. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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