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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That comes in addition to a 40-year tax exemption on real property the City-County Council will consider at a future meeting.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
30 Aug. 2025
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District 5 police would hold public safety meetings at the branch and community members would organize events there.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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Measuring Progress Targeting The Net Zero Goal At its third meeting of strategic business leaders this past June, the organization published its Roadmap to 2050, aiming to reach net zero by that date.—
Kathleen Turner,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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On artificial intelligence, companies and organizations of all sizes will depend on CrowdStrike’s best-in-class solutions even more.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
28 Aug. 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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But Cristina is no Lula, particularly not when her intention was to run for the local legislature in the Buenos Aires Province.—
Agustino Fontevecchia,
Forbes.com,
27 Aug. 2025
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Just how safe depends on whether the state's governor and legislature decide to pursue mid-decade redistricting, following Trump asking Texas Republicans to draw five more congressional seats for the GOP ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.—
Barbara Sprunt,
NPR,
27 Aug. 2025
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Subianto reiterated that his government respects freedom of expression as guaranteed in Indonesia’s constitution and international conventions.—
Niniek Karmini,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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The most likely name would actually seem to be Disneyland Yas Island as all of the other theme parks there follow this naming convention as shown on its website.—
Caroline Reid,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Adityanath noted that just four years ago, no universities in the state offered courses in space science, but today over a dozen institutes provide such programs.—
Sharmila Kuthunur,
Space.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Kim visited an institute affiliated with the country’s Missile Administration on Sunday, where he was briefed on the results of eight rounds of tests conducted over the past two years.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
2 Sep. 2025
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Positive relations with home and family give you an easier springboard to your outer world.—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
23 Aug. 2025
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The company's media relations team did not respond to a request for comment on the Louisville store's opening or plans for future store locations in Kentucky.—
Olivia Evans,
The Courier-Journal,
22 Aug. 2025
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“Congress.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/congress. Accessed 5 Sep. 2025.
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