Synonyms of congress

congress

noun

ˈkäŋ-grəs 

1

as in parliament

the highest lawmaking body of a political unit

the national emergency required a special session of congress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parliament
• legislature
• legislative
• council
• assembly
• chamber
• diet
• house
• legislative assembly
• general assembly

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meeting
• convention
• gathering
• conclave
• assembly
• council
• symposium
• conference
• synod
• convocation
• caucus
• workshop
• session
• seminar
• cabinet
• get-together
• rally
• demonstration
• discussion
• summit
• clinic
• huddle
• discourse
• conversation
• negotiation
• dialogue
• forum
• audience
• interview
• talk
• confab
• roundtable
• parley
• palaver
• round-robin

3

as in organization

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

the Canada Trades and Labor Congress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organization
• institute
• association
• institution
• society
• chamber
• fraternity
• council
• brotherhood
• board
• consortium
• group
• college
• league
• guild
• commune
• club
• collective
• community
• chapter
• team
• cadre
• fellowship
• coalition
• order
• alliance
• party
• sodality
• partnership
• bloc
• cooperative
• camp
• junta
• body
• branch
• crew
• circle
• clique
• clan
• squad
• confederacy
• membership
• cartel
• coterie
• band
• sorority
• gang
• cabal
• set
• fold
• conspiracy
• faithful
• syndicate
• junto
• local
• outfit
• klatch
• sisterhood
• lot
• ring
• combine
• camarilla
• camorra

4

as in sex

sexual union involving penetration of the vagina by the penis

laws that once prohibited congress between people of different races

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sex
• relations
• intercourse
• mating
• making love
• copulation
• commerce
• sex act
• sexuality
• coitus
• sexual intercourse
• sexual relations
• breeding
• coition
• getting it on
• lovemaking
• coupling
• copulating
• safe sex
• fornication
• insemination
• carnality
• dalliance
• hanky-panky
• whoopee

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of congress

Both Democratic and Republican congresses have given the president the ability to engage militarily without congressional approval. — Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 5 May 2026

In a special vote Saturday, the state's local congress appointed as interim governor Yeraldine Bonilla Valverde, an ally of Rocha who previously served as the state's secretary of government. — ABC News, 2 May 2026

Polls show that Peruvians overwhelmingly want fresh blood in their politics, meaning candidates without links to the current congress. — Simeon Tegel, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026

At the news conference Thursday, Luetkemeyer said he was approached around six months ago to run for congress, but ultimately decided to stay closer to home. — Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 9 Apr. 2026