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
The governing Camogie Association has called a special congress on May 22 to discuss the issue, but last year the same body rejected two proposals that would have authorized shorts.
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Ken Maguire, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Full Story Von der Leyen rips Trump’s ‘unpredictable tariff policy’
President Trump’s tariffs will rattle countries across the world, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday at the European People’s Party annual congress in Valencia.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 29 Apr. 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
The time in Mexico when there was a congress with 315 [ruling-party] deputies and one independent?
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Ken Maguire, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2025
Full Story Von der Leyen rips Trump’s ‘unpredictable tariff policy’
President Trump’s tariffs will rattle countries across the world, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday at the European People’s Party annual congress in Valencia.
—Sylvan Lane, The Hill, 29 Apr. 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
The time in Mexico when there was a congress with 315 [ruling-party] deputies and one independent?
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
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Even more strikingly, Netanyahu falsely claimed that the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, had already passed a bill recognizing the Armenian genocide—a statement that is entirely untrue.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Sep. 2025
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The European Parliament lowered its flags to half-mast in solidarity with Portugal, the parliament’s president, Roberta Metsola, said on social media Thursday.—
Catherine Nicholls,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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Earlier in the tournament, Sinner said that their meetings now will never be quite as spontaneous as the epic five-setter here three years ago, which announced their rivalry to the world.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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This meeting also comes with plenty of air left in both teams’ seasons.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Quintana said some organizations and companies backed out of sponsorships or being part of the march this year.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
6 Sep. 2025
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Neither was in the organization before late May.—
Fabian Ardaya,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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So no therapy will work equally well, or even in the same manner, for both sexes.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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Balls move the plot along in Austen’s novels because, much like the novel itself, a dance is a codified art form and the space where relations between the sexes are tested.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Aug. 2025
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In August, Republicans ultimately won the redistricting showdown in Texas, with the legislature approving new maps that will likely result in GOP control of three to five additional seats during next year’s midterm elections.—
Olivia Osteen,
ABC News,
9 Sep. 2025
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Both the Kansas and Missouri legislatures have extended the team’s incentive package deadlines to give them more time to make a decision.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
9 Sep. 2025
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And one of these, for those of us accustomed to British conventions but who follow the game in continental Europe, is the simple passage of time.—
Michael Cox,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Virgo has Steal Away begin as a feminist drama that eventually breaks conventions by morphing into something of a horror film, with even a pinch of the supernatural.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Sep. 2025
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The test came a week after Kim visited the research institute that developed the engine, which North Korea said will be used for future intercontinental ballistic missiles, including a system called Hwasong-20.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Sep. 2025
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Nvidia said in a post dating to 2013 or later that a Chinese police institute used its chips for surveillance technology research.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
9 Sep. 2025
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As for Cohen’s next novel, Beautiful Losers, which was set in an apartment in Montreal as a bereaved and lust‑tormented narrator reconstructs his relations with the dead, there was a sharp divide of opinion internally at Viking.—
Paul Slovak
September 8,
Literary Hub,
8 Sep. 2025
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Song Seok-ha, 67, who has been protesting every day for five years near the US Embassy in Seoul to call for a stronger US-South Korea alliance, was concerned about long-term damage to relations.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Congress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congress. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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