Noun

Singular congress

Plural congresses

congress (plural congresses)

  1. (archaic) A coming-together of two or more people; a meeting.
    • 1621, Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy, New York Review of Books, 2001, p. 48:
      After some little repast, he went to see Democritus [...]. The multitude stood gazing round about to see the congress.
  2. A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
  3. (often capitalized: Congress) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
  4. An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
    The National Congress of American Indians
  5. Sexual intercourse.

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From Wiktionary under the GNU Free Documentation License.
Thu Jan 14 13:28:59 2010

A congress is a formal meeting of the representatives of different nations, constituent states, independent organizations (such as trade unions), or groups.

The term was chosen for the United States Congress to emphasize the status of each state represented there as a self-governing unit. Subsequent to the use of congress by the US legislature, the term has been adopted by many states within unions, and by unitary nation-states in the Americas, to refer to their legislatures.

Political congress

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Tue Jul 27 19:27:13 2010

How did Congress attempt to license the production and sale of pseudoohedrine ?
Q. How did the Congress and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) attempt to license the production and sale of pseudophedrine back fire and make the production of Meth explode instead of decline ?
Asked by Timothy - Thu Nov 19 03:55:06 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. It didn't backfire. It just made it so the Pseudophedrine had to come from other sources. Like the factories that make it in other countries.
Answered by Turd F - Thu Nov 19 03:58:30 2009

Will more Republicans in Congress start heckling the president since it brought Wilson money and fame?
Q. There doesn't seem to be any real consequence for Congress members if they heckle the president. It brought Wilson contributions and put him in the limelight. Will other Republicans follow suit and begin heckling the president when he speaks to them?
Asked by madcat - Sat Sep 12 13:40:27 2009 - - 22 Answers - 0 Comments

A. There weren't any consequences for the Democrats for doing so, therefore, if you have a problem with it, look to the Democrats for setting that precedent. Cool how that works, ain't it?
Answered by pecial Unicorn - Sat Sep 12 13:45:26 2009

How did the contintental congress help during the revolutionary war?
Q. help! for a project in social studies that's due tomorrow, i have to rewrite george washington's inaugural speech. i have to thank the continental congress for the help during the revolutionary war, but how did they help?!
Asked by lauramaroney - Mon May 4 20:35:22 2009 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments

A. They sometimes payed the army. It was also their job to create an official document recognizing America as a free and independent state. Washington wrote to them often pleading for them to write the Declaration of Independence. He often pleaded for help when it came to getting outside help. Meaning forming alliances. That's why they sent Benjamin Franklin to France.
Answered by Steph Ronmis - Mon May 4 21:13:08 2009

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Approves Supplemental War-Funding Bill Department of Defense washington, July 28, 2010 The US House of Representatives yesterday approved passage of the Defense Department's supplemental war-funding ... WikiLeaks controversy hovers, but House passes war funding bill Christian Science Monitor Congress fast-tracks drilling measure Houston Chronicle Congress Passes Stripped-Down War-Funding Bill The Washington Independent Reuters  - NOLA.com  - The Nation.
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walks out of Chhattisgarh assembly Sify Chhattisgarh's main opposition Congress staged a walkout from the state assembly Wednesday, accusing Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Ramvichar ...
Tropical Storm Bonnie Dissipates; Still no Plan from Congress on Flood Insurance - Insurance News Net (press release)
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The 17th Congress of the Chinese Communist Party was held back in October It was five years since the previous one so this is clearly not a

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Who Do You Trust? Not Congress . | RedState
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New annual poll from Gallup on who America's most trusted institutions are - and it's almost entirely bad news for the Left. Topping the list? Five.

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