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
The list of signatories includes many of the field’s most prominent names, more than 50 of whom have spoken at previous congresses.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Before the World Cup, Iranian soccer officials are due to attend FIFA’s annual congress on April 30 in Vancouver.
—Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The Iranian federation was unable to attend meetings in Atlanta last week to help teams prepare for the 48-nation tournament but is due to attend FIFA's annual congress in Canada next month.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
During a weeklong congress of his ruling party last week, Kim left the door open for further U.S. diplomacy on the condition that Washington stop asking North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 2 Mar. 2026
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 26 Mar. 2026
Before the World Cup, Iranian soccer officials are due to attend FIFA’s annual congress on April 30 in Vancouver.
—Graham Dunbar, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
The Iranian federation was unable to attend meetings in Atlanta last week to help teams prepare for the 48-nation tournament but is due to attend FIFA's annual congress in Canada next month.
—Paulina Dedaj, FOXNews.com, 13 Mar. 2026
During a weeklong congress of his ruling party last week, Kim left the door open for further U.S. diplomacy on the condition that Washington stop asking North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons.
—Charlene Gubash, NBC news, 2 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for congress
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The urgency was underscored in parliament last week, where the National Nuclear Regulator CEO Ditebogo Kgomo told lawmakers that the government was casting a wide net to source reactor operators, safety specialists, and engineering consultants.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
27 Apr. 2026
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The agreement now requires ratification by parliament and is expected to pass after the opposition New Zealand Labour Party backed it, despite resistance from coalition partner and populist minor party New Zealand First.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 Apr. 2026
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Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi pressed his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday to pursue a diplomatic resolution to the conflict and refrain from resuming hostilities during a meeting in Beijing.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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On April 17th, Jean attended a first-ever virtual meeting for Midwest-West managers.—
E. Tammy Kim,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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Several of these PACs are affiliated with an organization called Public First, which received a grant of twenty million dollars from Anthropic.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
7 May 2026
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While 90% of respondents believe employees are using AI in their organization, just 22% indicate that AI ROI has met or exceeded their expectations.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
6 May 2026
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The findings, from 1,592 U.S. citizens of different ages, sexes, races and incomes, were collected between Dec. 20 and Dec. 22.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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On his first day in office, Mr. Trump signed an executive order that declared the federal government would recognize only two immutable sexes: male and female.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
18 Dec. 2025
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Unions are a visible force in helping counter fierce opposition in communities and hostile legislation in Congress and legislatures, often aligning with traditional Republican pro-business constituencies and forcing Democrats to choose between them and progressives who want to take a harder line.—
Marc Levy,
Fortune,
2 May 2026
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That includes serving in both the House and Senate, serving as co-chairman of five different committees and being involved in major issues facing the legislature for 12 years as Senate majority leader before becoming Senate president pro tempore.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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The only question is how many of this three challengers will qualify by winning at least 15% of the delegate vote at a nominating convention on May 11.—
Mark Pazniokas,
Hartford Courant,
3 May 2026
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But Minogue is catching flack from multiple angles for challenging Healey to debates while snubbing numerous requests from fellow Republican gubernatorial candidate Brian Shortsleeve, who made the ballot with just over 15% of the vote at the convention.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
2 May 2026
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The gala’s funds support acquisitions of garments and accessories, but also the institute’s reference library, which holds over 800 periodicals and 1,500 designer files pertaining to the history of fashion and clothing, dating back to the sixteenth century.—
Rachel Tashjian,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Warm colors and inviting artwork welcome you to the new institute.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
1 May 2026
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The body of commentary that has developed since, particularly in the field of postcolonial studies, has traced the ways in which uninvited borrowings follow the vectors of asymmetrical power relations.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Lai's visit to Eswatini, the only African nation that maintains formal diplomatic relations with Taiwan, was called off after the Indian Ocean islands of Madagascar, Mauritius and Seychelles were pressured by China to withdraw permission for Lai's plane to fly over their territory, Taiwan said.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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