congress

Noun
  1. The legislature of the United States government (synset 108178656)
    is a type of: general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature - persons who make or amend or repeal laws
    member holonym:
    belongs to: legislative branch - the branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating
    same as: u.s. congress, united states congress, us congress
  2. A meeting of elected or appointed representatives (synset 108325730)
    is a type of: group meeting, meeting - a formally arranged gathering
    subtypes: continental congress - the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution; they issued the Declaration of Independence and framed Articles of Confederation
  3. A national legislative assembly (synset 108335621)
    is a type of: general assembly, law-makers, legislative assembly, legislative body, legislature - persons who make or amend or repeal laws
  4. The social act of assembling for some common purpose (synset 101233454)
    "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"; "the lovers met discreetly for the purposes of sexual congress"
    is a type of: assemblage, assembly, gathering - the social act of assembling
    subtypes:
    • rendezvous - a meeting planned at a certain time and place
    • session - a meeting devoted to a particular activity
    • socialisation, socialising, socialization, socializing - the act of meeting for social purposes
    • visit - the act of going to see some person in a professional capacity
    • visit - the act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection)
    • visit - the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
    same as: coming together, meeting

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