congress

con-gress · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (Congress) The national legislative body of the United States, consisting of the Senate and House of Representatives.

  2. 2.

    A formal meeting or series of meetings between representatives or delegates.

  3. 3.

    A national legislative body in certain other countries.

Forms

plural: congresses

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    act of Congress — legislation passed by the US Congress
  • •
    library of Congress — the national library of the United States

Related words

See also: congressman, legislature, parliament, senate
Synonyms: assembly, convention, legislature, parliament

Etymology

From Latin congressus ("a meeting, encounter"), from congredi ("to come together, meet"), from con- ("together") + gradi ("to walk, go").