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

Verdicts from June's congress could affect the upcoming ISU Figure Skating season, beginning with the ISU Figure Skating Junior Grand Prix first event on August 19–22, 2026 in Xi'An, China. — Caroline Price, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026

The Chinese government, which once promoted Esperanto heartily, still makes an appearance at each year’s congress. — Katie Thornton, Harpers Magazine, 26 May 2026

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