congress
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noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)A formal gathering or assembly of persons; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
- 2.
(capitalized, countable, often, uncountable)(often capitalized) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
Đồng nghĩa: assembly, legislature, parliament
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
Near-synonyms: federation, confederation
the National Congress of American Indians
Đồng nghĩa: federation, confederation
- 4.
(countable, dated, uncountable)Coitus: sexual intercourse.
Đồng nghĩa: sexual congress
- 5.
(archaic, countable, uncountable)A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.
After some little repast, he went to see Democritus […]. The multitude stood gazing round about to see the congress.
- 6.
(collective, countable)A group of baboons; the collective noun for baboons.
2013, Dick Hrebik, Walter Goes to War—WWII, Rolling Meadows, IL: Windy City Publishers, Chapter 7, p. 133, Saw a congress of baboons of all sizes making their way to a mountaintop to spend the night on the rocks and trees there.
Động từ
verb- 1.
(intransitive)To assemble together.
Đồng nghĩa: congregate
- 2.
To meet in a congress.
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From Latin congressum, the past participle of congredior (to go, come together), itself from con- + gradior (to go, step). The verb is from the noun.