congress

Meaning

Noun

1. (archaic, countable, uncountable) A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.
2. (countable, uncountable) A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
3. (capitalized, countable, often, uncountable) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
4. (countable, uncountable) An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
5. (countable, dated, uncountable) Coitus; sexual intercourse.
6. (collective, countable) A group of baboons; the collective noun for baboons.

Verb

1. (intransitive) To assemble together.
2. To meet in a congress.

Synonyms

convention

meeting

parliament

assembly

conference

council

gathering

caucus

forum

copulation

sexual congress

sexual intercourse

coition

coitus

diet

intercourse

carnal knowledge

relation

senate

session

sex act

sexual relation

retinue

talk

🗣️

Capitol Hill

Diet

Parliament

sexual union

National Diet

congression

lege

back-to-work order

literary device

agreement

parliament cake

board

cabinet

🗄️

chamber

colloquium

converse

court

covenant

dialogue

general assembly

get-together

house

🏠

interchange

interview

joining

league

legislature

pact

parley

parliamentarian

pow-wow

rally

Translations

congrès

congreso

Kongress

congres

Tagung

Parlament

parlement

assemblée

Zusammenkunft

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɑŋɡɹəs/

Etymology

From Latin congress(um), the past participle of congredior (“I go, come together”), itself from con- + gradior (“I go, step”). The verb is from the noun.
Compare typologically coven, convent, convention, several steps omitting from con- + veniō, Russian сход (sxod), схо́дка (sxódka), akin to сходи́ться (sxodítʹsja), ходи́ть (xodítʹ). Also compare Czech sjezd, Russian съезд (sʺjezd), akin to съезжа́ться (sʺjezžátʹsja), е́здить (jézditʹ). Also compare conference.