Synonyms of congresses

congresses

noun

plural of congress

1

as in parliaments

the highest lawmaking body of a political unit

the national emergency required a special session of congress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• parliaments
• legislatures
• councils
• assemblies
• legislatives
• diets
• chambers
• houses
• legislative assemblies
• general assemblies

2

as in meetings

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

• meetings
• gatherings
• conventions
• symposiums
• conclaves
• assemblies
• conferences
• councils
• synods
• workshops
• seminars
• convocations
• rallies
• sessions
• get-togethers
• caucuses
• demonstrations
• clinics
• discussions
• summits
• negotiations
• symposia
• dialogues
• discourses
• conversations
• huddles
• cabinets
• forums
• audiences
• interviews
• dialogs
• fora
• talks
• round tables
• roundtables
• confabs
• palavers
• parleys
• round-robins

3

as in organizations

a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest

the Canada Trades and Labor Congress

Synonyms & Similar Words

• organizations
• institutes
• associations
• institutions
• societies
• brotherhoods
• chambers
• fraternities
• councils
• consortiums
• boards
• groups
• communes
• collectives
• leagues
• fellowships
• colleges
• clubs
• guilds
• communities
• chapters
• cadres
• teams
• consortia
• sodalities
• coalitions
• gilds
• orders
• parties
• alliances
• cooperatives
• partnerships
• circles
• camps
• blocs
• squads
• bodies
• clans
• cliques
• branches
• coteries
• juntas
• crews
• memberships
• locals
• outfits
• sororities
• confederacies
• cartels
• folds
• bands
• klatches
• cabals
• conspiracies
• syndicates
• gangs
• sisterhoods
• klatsches
• sets
• juntos
• faithfuls
• lots
• combines
• rings
• camarillas
• camorras