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Congress

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Noun

1. congress, u.s. congress, united states congress, us congress

the legislature of the United States government

2. congress

a meeting of elected or appointed representatives

3. congress

a national legislative assembly

4. carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, congress, copulation, intercourse, relation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation

the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Congress

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noun
1. 
a meeting or conference, esp of representatives of a number of sovereign states
2. 
a national legislative assembly
3. 
a society or association
4. 
sexual intercourse
noun
1. 
the bicameral federal legislature of the US, consisting of the House of Representatives and the Senate
2. 
this body during any two-year term
3. Also called: Congress Party
(in India) a major political party, which controlled the Union government from 1947 to 1977
. Official name: Indian National Congress

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Congress

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noun
1. 
a coming together; meeting
2. 
sexual intercourse
3. 
social interaction
4. 
an association or society
5. 
an assembly or conference; specif., a formal assembly of representatives, as from various nations or churches, to discuss problems
6. 
any of various legislatures, esp. the national legislature of a republic
7.  US; [C-]
a. 
the legislature of the U.S., consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives
b. 
a session of this legislature
c. 
the body of Senators and Representatives during any of the two-year terms of Representatives

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Congress

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n.
1. A formal assembly of representatives, as of various nations, to discuss problems.
2. The national legislative body of a nation, especially a republic.
3. Congress
a. The national legislative body of the United States, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
b. The two-year session of this legislature between elections of the House of Representatives.
4.
a. The act of coming together or meeting.
b. A single meeting, as of a political party or other group.
5. Sexual intercourse.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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