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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4
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
Le Pen began laying the groundwork for his succession at a party congress in 2003, naming Marine — the youngest of his three daughters — to the post of vice president.
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Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The 2034 World Cup was officially awarded to Saudi Arabia, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced Wednesday after a virtual congress.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
The hosts of the tournament will be confirmed at a FIFA congress on 11 December and the Saudi bid is uncontested so far.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
That power can be vested in a congress or parliament.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Thomas Adamson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2025
The 2034 World Cup was officially awarded to Saudi Arabia, FIFA President Gianni Infantino announced Wednesday after a virtual congress.
—Greg Rosenstein, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
The hosts of the tournament will be confirmed at a FIFA congress on 11 December and the Saudi bid is uncontested so far.
—Mario Cortegana, The Athletic, 11 Aug. 2024
That power can be vested in a congress or parliament.
—Ian Millhiser, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
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Hundreds also gathered outside CHP’s headquarters in Ankara, Turkey’s capital, as the party’s lawmakers protested inside the parliament, disrupting proceedings before marching out.—
Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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In order to actually run for president in early elections, parliament will have to make the call, according to Article 116 of the constitution.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
19 Mar. 2025
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In Colorado, for doses over 2 milligrams, facilitators will screen participants at least 24 hours in advance, then supervise the session in which the participant consumes and experiences mushrooms, lasting several hours, plus a later meeting to integrate the experience.—
Kate Ruder,
CBS News,
19 Mar. 2025
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Mayor Steven Meiner withdrew his plan during a lively meeting of the Miami Beach City Commission today.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2025
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The research is the result of collaboration between the Maine Department of Marine Resources, the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy, the Massachusetts Division of Marine Fisheries, and several other organizations.—
Melissa Cristina Márquez,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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Tren de Aragua, which the U.S. Department of State designated a foreign terrorist organization, originated in a prison in the South American country.—
ASSOCIATED PRESS,
TIME,
23 Mar. 2025
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These sexes are not changeable and are grounded in fundamental and incontrovertible reality.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Mar. 2025
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In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order saying the U.S. would recognize only two sexes, male and female.—
Deon J. Hampton,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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Two laws since passed by the Florida legislature to pre-empt local zoning regulations appeared to thwart those wishes.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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Consider, for example, the redundancy in the good-cause eviction requirement proposals that have been debated by the Maryland legislature.—
Miranda Darden-Willems,
Baltimore Sun,
20 Mar. 2025
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The three-day convention welcomed stars from popular television shows and movies, comic book writers and illustrators, cosplayers, and vendors to celebrate their favorite stories.—
Joseph Hernandez,
Kansas City Star,
23 Mar. 2025
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The rum-baba renaissance currently sweeping London sees this long-standing convention as a negotiable starting point.—
Hilary Armstrong,
Robb Report,
22 Mar. 2025
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The institute envisions using Boulder’s downtown theaters and venues as the heart of the festival.—
Terry Dickerson,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
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Sundance would frequently spend thousands converting venues like The Library that are not traditional cinemas into movie theater venues, which took away dollars the non-profit institute could’ve used to support its independent artists.—
Brian Welk,
IndieWire,
27 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2025.
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