congress

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con·gress /ˈkɒŋɡres $ ˈkɑːŋɡrɪs/ noun

1 [countableC, uncountableU]PPG a formal meeting of representatives of different groups, countries etc, to discuss ideas, make decisions etc 代表大会

a congress of the ruling Labor Party

执政党工党的代表大会

2. [countableC]PGP the group of people chosen or elected to make the laws in some countries 国会；议会

n3. → Congress

4 [singular] used in the names of political parties 国民大会〔用于某些政党的名称〕

Gandhi’s Congress Party

甘地的国民大会党

—congressional /kənˈɡreʃənəl/ adjectiveadj [only before noun]

a congressional committee

国会委员会

Examples from the Corpus

congress• Jiang won a place on several committees at the Communist Party's August 1973 congress.• And for some there were conferences and congresses in glamorous places, the glittering prizes satirically displayed in Lodge's Small World.• Political power could create the institutional framework necessary for free criticism, including things like laboratories, periodicals and congresses.• Al-Fatah's fifth congress opens in Tunis.• Individualism among today's members of congress has also been heightened by electoral considerations.• Although it meant postponing the ninth party congress by a few weeks, a last-minute compromise was found.• Firstly, in 1986 there was a reform of Federal Insurance tax; congress dropped tax credit for individual contributions.• The congress called on the government to reopen schools and Niamey University, closed following rioting on Feb. 27.• He promised to demystify the all-powerful presidency and make it more accountable to congress and the voter.

Congress

PGPthe group of people elected to make laws in the US, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives 〔由参议院和众议院组成的〕美国国会

The president has lost the support of Congress.

总统失去了国会支持。

Examples from the Corpus

Congress• an act of Congress• He predicted Congress will not accept the administration's proposal.

From Longman Business Dictionary

congresscon·gress /ˈkɒŋgresˈkɑːŋgrɪs/ noun

1[countableC, uncountableU] a formal meeting of representatives of different groups, countries etc, to discuss ideas, give information, and make decisions

the annual congress of the miners’ union

2[countableC] (also Congress) the group of people chosen or elected to make the laws in some countries

The law was drafted by the Paraguayan military in 1991 and approved by the Congress.

3Congress the group of people elected to make laws in the US, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives

The President had lost the support of Congress.

Origin congress

(1400-1500) Latin congressus “meeting”, from the past participle of congredi “to come together”, from com- ( → COM-) + gradi “to go”

con·gress nounCongress

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