1
as in parliament
the highest lawmaking body of a political unit the national emergency required a special session of congress

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
3
4

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of congress 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 Behind the scenes of the Laurel Libby censure The past controversy involving the Greely High School athlete had a wide-ranging ripple effect on the state's congress. Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2025 The immersive professional development program is available for students and early career professionals at technical conferences and congresses around the world. Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for congress
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
Noun
  • At the height of the protests the demonstrators stormed and partially burnt the parliament in Nairobi and dozens of protesters were killed.
    Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • There will be an election for the Welsh parliament (Senedd) in May 2026.
    Robert Minhinnick, The Dial, 2 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The meeting came less than a week after investigators said 40-year-old Thomas Jacob Sanford of Burton, a former Marine, crashed a pickup truck into the Grand Blanc ward of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints before firing an assault-style rifle inside.
    Nour Rahal, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • More meetings meant more people.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • No government organization will contact someone via text message to pay a bill or ask for payments through a Bitcoin ATM.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2025
  • For some Obamacare beneficiaries, premiums are expected to more than double, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation (aka KFF), a nonprofit health care research organization.
    Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The State Department suspended processing applications from Americans seeking to update their passports with a new gender marker in January, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order proclaiming the U.S. recognizes only two unchangeable sexes, male and female.
    Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 5 Sep. 2025
  • President Donald Trump signed an executive order in January saying that the federal government will only recognize two sexes: male and female.
    Sonam Sheth Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Kay Barnes, a former Kansas City mayor, is serving in the role temporarily, but the county legislature will soon vote on an interim executive to serve until November 2026.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • French politics have been in disarray since Macron called snap elections last year that produced a deeply fragmented legislature.
    , FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Shah, co-director Rahul Rohatgi and Chakraborty went to the Dallas convention in 2021, hoping to make connections for their project.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Usually, at book conventions, there’s only a handful of authors of color or Latina authors.
    Amanda Rosa October 3, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The institute issued a tsunami warning due to the disturbance, which was later canceled.
    Rajeev Tyagi, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Currently, the institute is located with UCI’s museum, at a site on Von Karman Avenue, but it’s expected to move, possibly on campus, when that lease ends.
    Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • China, India resume flights after five-year hiatus China and India agreed to restart direct flights after a five-year hiatus, the latest sign of thawing relations between the world’s most populous nations.
    Matthew Martin, semafor.com, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Buck began her career at Fox News Channel as a media relations coordinator.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2025

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Congress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congress. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

More from Merriam-Webster on congress

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!