Meaning of congress In English

• 0 a large formal meeting of representatives from countries or societies at which ideas are discussed and information is exchanged:

  • an international/medical congress

  • the congress of the Australian Council of Trade Unions

• 1 the act of having sex:

  • Congress had not taken place.

  • They had engaged in sexual congress.

• 2 the elected group of politicians in the US who are responsible for making the law, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives:

  • Both houses of Congress have rejected the recent presidential proposal on gun control.

• 3 a formal meeting of representatives from countries or organizations at which ideas are discussed and information is exchanged:

  • the fourth congress of the European Association for Lexicography

• 4 the elected group of people in the US who are responsible for making the law, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives:

  • Congress has rejected the president’s plan.

• 5 the elected group of politicians in the US who are responsible for making the laws. Congress consists of the Senate and the House of Representatives:

  • Established by Congress to protect investors, the SEC monitors publicly traded interests.

• 6 a large formal meeting of people who represent different organizations, countries, etc., at which ideas are discussed and information is exchanged:

  • The union's annual congress voted on a resolution demanding that the government increase minimum wage levels.

  • the congress of the International Press Institute

• 7 a group of people who are elected to govern in some countries:

  • The Brazilian congress discussed reopening the inquiry.