congress

See also Congress

English

Etymology

From Latin congressum, the past participle of congredi 'to go or come together', itself from con- + gradi 'to go or step'.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ˈkɒŋɡɹɛs/

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Noun

congress (plural congresses)

1. (archaic) A coming-together of two or more people; a meeting.
   • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review of Books, 2001, p. 48:

     After some little repast, he went to see Democritus [...]. The multitude stood gazing round about to see the congress.

2. A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
3. (often capitalized: Congress) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
4. An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.

   The National Congress of American Indians

5. Coitus; Sexual intercourse.

Synonyms

• (legislative body) assembly, legislature, parliament
• (association) federation

Derived terms

• congressional, congressionally
• congressman
• congress gaiter, congress shoe
• Congress Party

Translations

legislative body

• Arabic: (US Congress) كونجرِس (ar) (kuungris) m
• Bulgarian: конгрес (bg) (kongres) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 代表大會 (cmn), 代表大会 (cmn) (dàibiǎo dàhuì), 國會 (cmn), 国会 (cmn) (guóhuì)

• Czech: kongres (cs) m
• Finnish: kongressi (fi), eduskunta (fi)
• French: congrès (fr) m
• German: Kongress (de) m
• Greek: * κογκρέσο (el) (konkreso) n

• Hungarian: kongresszus (hu)
• Icelandic: þing (is) n
• Japanese: 議会 (ja) (ぎかい, gikai), 国会 (ja) (こっかい, kokkai)
• Kurdish:

  Kurmanji: kongre (ku)

  Sorani: کۆنگرا (ku)

• Russian: конгресс (ru) (kongréss) m
• Serbo-Croatian: kongres (sh) m
• Swedish: kongress (sv)
• Tagalog: Kongreso (tl)

conference

• Arabic: مؤتمر (ar) (mu'tamar) m, اجتماع (ar) (ijtimaa`) m
• Bulgarian: конгрес (bg) (kongres) m, конференция (bg) (konferencija) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 大會 (cmn), 大会 (cmn) (dàhuì)

• Czech: kongres (cs) m
• Dutch: congres (nl) n, conferentie (nl)
• Finnish: kongressi (fi)
• French: congrès (fr) m
• German: Kongress (de) m

• Hungarian: kongresszus (hu)
• Japanese: 会議 (ja) (かいぎ, kaigi)
• Kurdish:

  Kurmanji: kongre (ku)

  Sorani: کۆنگرا (ku)

• Russian: конгресс (ru) (kongréss) m, съезд (ru) (s″jezd) m
• Scottish Gaelic: còmhdhail (gd) f
• Serbo-Croatian: kongres (sh) m
• Tagalog: kongreso (tl)

association

• Finnish: liitto (fi), keskusliitto (fi)

• Japanese: 会議 (ja) (かいぎ, kaigi)

sexual intercourse — see sexual intercourse

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• Norwegian: kongress m
• Slovak: kongres m