EnglishMain Dictionary
congress
Universal Words
pl.v.]
1 a large formal meeting or series of meetings where representatives from different groups discuss ideas, make decisions, etc:
an international congress of trades unions
2 (Congress) (in the US and some other countries) the name of the group of people who are elected to make laws, in the US consisting of the SENATE and the HOUSEOFREPRESENTATIVES:
Congress will vote on the proposals tomorrow.
3 used in the names of political parties in some countries:
the African National Congress
