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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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
That power can be vested in a congress or parliament.
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
His twin brother, Scott, also wanted to be student congress president at their suburban New Jersey high school.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2024
Marine Le Pen and her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, listen to a speech during the 15th congress of the far-right National Front in Lyon, France, in 2014.Jeff Pachoud / AFP via Getty Images file
Who are the major players in the election?
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 29 June 2024
All 128 seats in the Senate and all 500 in the lower house, local congresses in 31 states, nine state governorships, and the mayoralty of Mexico City will also be on the ballot.
—Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
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Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
His twin brother, Scott, also wanted to be student congress president at their suburban New Jersey high school.
—Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 3 Aug. 2024
Marine Le Pen and her father, Jean-Marie Le Pen, listen to a speech during the 15th congress of the far-right National Front in Lyon, France, in 2014.Jeff Pachoud / AFP via Getty Images file
Who are the major players in the election?
—Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 29 June 2024
All 128 seats in the Senate and all 500 in the lower house, local congresses in 31 states, nine state governorships, and the mayoralty of Mexico City will also be on the ballot.
—Denise Dresser, Foreign Affairs, 17 May 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
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In a small ray of hope, Lebanon's parliament recently selected a president, the first time in more than two years the post has been filled.—
Greg Myre,
NPR,
16 Jan. 2025
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Its capital city boasted modern institutions, historic monasteries, and a self-governing parliament.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
15 Jan. 2025
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To address the money issue, the outgoing Biden administration has asked the U.N. Security Council, which has a meeting scheduled on Wednesday on the situation in Haiti, to transform the mission into a formal U.N. peacekeeping operation.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
18 Jan. 2025
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Even dogs joining a virtual meeting can help garner trust and cohesion among teams.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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Three different streaming outlets — Max, Netflix and Paramount+ — were among the top winners at the duPont-Columbia Awards, some of the top honors accorded each year to audio and video reporting done in the public interest, while some of the usual news organizations named each year were not.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Bears have considerable ground to close and no trophies are presented to organizations that win headlines in the offseason.—
Brad Biggs,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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The report highlights that the cancer burden is shifting from men to women in the United States — narrowing the gap between the sexes — as well as from older to younger adults.—
Aria Bendix,
NBC News,
16 Jan. 2025
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Carter remained at Maranatha, noting that the congregation’s deacons were divided about evenly between the sexes.—
Bill Barrow,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Jan. 2025
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Iowa’s agricultural zoning and permitting laws are written by the state legislature and carried out by the state’s Department of Natural Resources, each of which have close ties to Iowa’s powerful agribusiness lobby — as does Iowa’s governor and secretary of agriculture.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
23 Jan. 2025
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This month, the Republican governor called for a special session of the state legislature to help support Trump’s immigration agenda.—
Vanessa G Sánchez and Daniel Chang,
CNN,
23 Jan. 2025
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The Deloitte forecast echoes what economists and analysts were saying when the retail industry gathered last week in New York for the National Retail Federation’s annual trade show and convention.—
Joan Verdon,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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There will be the normal trappings of a comic convention, including panels and autograph signings, but with a twist: fans can donate money to get autographs and selfies with talent.—
Aaron Couch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
22 Jan. 2025
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The research institute, an early investor in the company, holds 16% of its shares, according to the Shanghai Stock Exchange.—
Yue Wang,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Other proposals included a term limit for institute directors with a maximum duration of two terms, adding new oversight measures for grantees and adding new restrictions on research grants that present national security risks.—
Nathaniel Weixel,
The Hill,
15 Jan. 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 30 Jan. 2025.
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