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as in parliaments
the highest lawmaking body of a political unit
the national emergency required a special session of congress
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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
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as in organizations
a group of persons formally joined together for some common interest
the Canada Trades and Labor Congress
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Recent Examples of congresses
The immersive professional development program is available for students and early career professionals at technical conferences and congresses around the world.
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Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2025
Joanna Goodrich, IEEE Spectrum, 30 May 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for congresses
Noun
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The king presented the lawmakers with an hour glass to time their speeches, and highlighted the fundamental role of strong parliaments to democracy.—
Reuters,
CNN,
19 Oct. 2024
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This remains below the standard set by some European parliaments, such as in Germany and Norway, which have required parties to win four to five percent of electoral votes, respectively.—
Shalom Lipner,
Foreign Affairs,
26 Apr. 2018
Noun
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In the public markets, as an example of that approach, Mounsey-Heysham points to a company such as virtual meetings giant Zoom.—
David Prosser,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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But in face-to-face meetings, senior Danish military commanders say that neither Russia nor China currently present any significant military threat to Greenland.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The United States has suspended some funding for its flagship AIDS relief program, according to international organizations and members of Congress who warn the cuts are already hurting patients and halting critical projects globally.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
13 Sep. 2025
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According to Anthropic, the company behind Claude, a hacker used its artificial intelligence chatbot to research, hack, and extort at least 17 organizations.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Republicans hold 28 state legislatures while Democrats hold 18, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures.—
Hailey Bullis,
The Washington Examiner,
11 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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Charlie Kirk, who was shot and killed on Wednesday, pioneered a new model for conservative political advocacy, merging multi-platform media commentary with in-person gatherings and get-out-the-vote drives.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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The cut was used in a flash mob video posted by Julian Cohen, known for live musical performances and large gatherings of singers and performers.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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In Ukraine, Soviet authorities under his control pressured writers, actors, directors, producers and artists, and criticized and attacked institutes of Ukrainian history and Ukrainian literature, creative unions and newspaper and magazine editorial offices.—
Yegor Mostovshikov,
The Dial,
9 Sep. 2025
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Research institutes in Japan, China, and Europe have launched their own greenhouse gas-monitoring satellites.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Focus your upfront energy on creating templates and naming conventions.—
Dmitrii Fadeev,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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My friend replies that unfortunately the subject is probably affiliated more closely with legal history now and therefore part of those courses, because the conventions of international law don’t seem to apply anymore.—
Sara Stridsberg
September 15,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Studies have found associations between exposure to some herbicides and pesticides and cancer, hormone disruption, and other acute and chronic health conditions.—
Zoë Schlanger,
The Atlantic,
16 Sep. 2025
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Their social credit system tracks citizens across every domain — financial transactions, social media, personal associations.—
Tanner H. Jones,
Fortune,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Congresses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congresses. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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