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
Together with an ever-expanding group of supporters, this odd couple began holding annual congresses to build momentum for the Zionist movement among global Jewry.
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
According to research from a study published in Environmental Research and presented at the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, living in a walkable neighborhood will do the trick.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
As this congress made clear, Xi wants to demonstrate that the CCP under his leadership has both the audacity and the capacity to translate this bold new vision into reality.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2022
In a message from his prison on an island off Istanbul, Ocalan said that the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, should hold a congress and decide to disband.
—Robert Badendieck and Suzan Fraser The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
According to research from a study published in Environmental Research and presented at the scientific congress of the European Society of Cardiology, living in a walkable neighborhood will do the trick.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 4 Apr. 2025
As this congress made clear, Xi wants to demonstrate that the CCP under his leadership has both the audacity and the capacity to translate this bold new vision into reality.
—Kevin Rudd, Foreign Affairs, 9 Nov. 2022
In a message from his prison on an island off Istanbul, Ocalan said that the Kurdistan Workers' Party, or PKK, should hold a congress and decide to disband.
—Robert Badendieck and Suzan Fraser The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 28 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
Noun
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But rising discontent among underprivileged castes boosted opposition parties during the 2024 national election, which delivered a shock result: although Modi won a third term, the BJP failed to win a majority in parliament, diminishing their power.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
16 May 2025
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Aaron Chow / Getty Images Charles, who is still undergoing cancer treatment, is also due to attend Canada’s state opening of parliament on May 27, the first time a British monarch has attended the event in Ottawa since 1977.—
Reuters,
NBC news,
14 May 2025
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An emergency board meeting is called and everyone votes no except for Taylor.—
Olivia Crandall,
Vulture,
18 May 2025
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The opening sketch parodied the meeting between Trump and Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
18 May 2025
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About one-third of Americans still believed the election was stolen from Trump in Sept. 2023 and a majority of the believers are Republican, according to a survey of about 2,500 adults from the nonprofit, nonpartisan organization Public Religion Research Institute.—
Kayla Jimenez,
USA Today,
23 May 2025
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Lead by Experimentation: Signal to your organization that learning matters more than immediate perfection.—
Kathleen Walch,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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First, the movement of women telling their stories of victimization online was dismissed by many as a toxic importation of puritanical American mores that were unnecessary in a culture of seduction and harmony between the sexes.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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The risk is especially notable for breast cancer in women and colorectal cancer in both sexes.—
Jesse Pines,
Forbes.com,
10 May 2025
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Hunter has testified in the state legislature in support California Senate Bill 989, also known as Joanna’s Law in honor of his sister.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
21 May 2025
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Two opposition party members in the Korean legislature also revealed plans to introduce a bill, tentatively named the Lee Sun-kyun Prevention Act, to increase the legal protections of suspects’ privacy during investigations.—
Patrick Brzeski,
HollywoodReporter,
21 May 2025
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Outdated conventions needed to be cleared away, Strindberg said.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
22 May 2025
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For example, at the BRS conventions the U.S. was excluded from participating in the discussion on the exemption to decide whether to ban UV-328, the chemical used in airplane manufacturing, despite the potential ban’s implications for American manufacturers.—
Kristen Edgreen Kaufman,
Forbes.com,
21 May 2025
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The collections hold dozens of cookbooks and recipe lists from Jewish communities around the world, including one that traces back to the institute’s roots: the 1938 Vilna Vegetarian Cookbook by Fania Lewando, who ran a vegetarian restaurant in prewar Vilna.—
James Deutsch,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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The Trump administration’s foreign policy agenda, exemplified by the takeover of institutes like USIP and the US Agency for International Development, signals a sharp turn in US foreign policy from soft to hard power.—
Angela Lederach,
Oc Register,
8 May 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 28 May. 2025.
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