Congress

See also: congress

English

Proper noun

Congress

1. The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
2. (US) A two-year session of these bodies, commencing after a Federal election and ending before the next one.
3. A village in Ohio.

Synonyms

• (the two legislative bodies of the US): Capitol Hill

Translations

the two legislative bodies of the USA

• Arabic: اَلْكُونْغْرِس‎ m (al-kunḡris)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 國會 (zh), 国会 (zh) (guóhuì)

• Finnish: kongressi (fi)
• French: Congrès (fr) m
• German: Kongress (de) m, Kongreß (de) m (obsolete spelling)

• Japanese: 議会 (ja) (ぎかい, gikai), コングレス (konguresu)
• Korean: 미 의회 (Mi uihoe) (美議會)
• Navajo: Wááshindoondi dah naháaztánígíí
• Persian: کنگره آمریکا‎ (kongere-ye âmrikâ), کنگره‎ (fa) (kongere)
• Russian: Конгре́сс m (Kongréss), конгре́сс (ru) m (kongréss)