Congress

congress
con·gress n [Latin congressus meeting, encounter, from congredi to approach, meet]
1: a formal meeting of delegates
2 a: the supreme legislative body of a nation and esp. a republic
b cap: the legislative branch of the United States government; specif: the U.S. House of Representatives
3 cap
a: the U.S. legislature as it is composed for an enumerated two-year period
the 101st Congress
b: a single session of the U.S. legislature see also house of representatives, senate; article i of the constitution in the back matter
con·gres·sion·al adj
con·gres·sion·al·ly adv

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

congress
I noun advisory body, assemblage, assembly, consultive body, council, governmental body, legislative body, legislature, political body II index assemblage, chamber (body), coalition, company (assemblage), government (political administration), legislature, parley, rendezvous, session

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


congress
n.
(1) A country’s national legislative body; in the United States, the body composed of the Senate and the House of Representatives, usually capitalized to “Congress.”
(2) A formal meeting, usually by political or professional groups.
(3) A union or coming together, as in the phrase “sexual congress.”

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


Congress
the federal legislature of the USA comprising two chambers: the Senate, made up of Senators, and the House of Representatives, made up of representatives, or Congressmen and Congress-women. The Congress represents the states. The Senators are elected on a state-wide basis and the representatives on a district-wide basis. Legislative powers cover inter alia interstate and foreign commerce, federal tax, currency, the post, declarations of war, much commercial law and the establishment of the armed forces. So-called general clauses have allowed Congress, with the decisions of the Supreme Court, to be active in other areas. Statutes are passed by simple majority of both houses.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


congress
1 n. A formal assembly, conference, or meeting of delegates or representatives.
2 v. To meet at a congress.
3 n. The legislature of various countries.
Congress. The national legislature of the United States consisting of two branches, the House of Representatives and the Senate, and created by the United States Constitution.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.

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  • Congress, AZ — U.S. Census Designated Place in Arizona Population (2000): 1717 Housing Units (2000): 1070 Land area (2000): 37.637348 sq. miles (97.480279 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.031384 sq. miles (0.081284 sq. km) Total area (2000): 37.668732 sq. miles (97 …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Congress, OH — U.S. village in Ohio Population (2000): 192 Housing Units (2000): 68 Land area (2000): 0.166342 sq. miles (0.430825 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.166342 sq. miles (0.430825 sq. km) FIPS code …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • congress — c.1400, body of attendants; also meeting of armed forces (mid 15c.); main modern sense of coming together of people, a meeting is from 1520s; from L. congressus a friendly meeting; a hostile encounter, pp. of congredi meet with, fight with, from… …   Etymology dictionary

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