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Synonyms for congress
ˈkɒŋ grɪs; kənˈgrɛs, kəŋ-con·gress

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Wiktionary0.0 / 0 votes

  1. congressnoun

    Synonyms:
    parliament, legislature, assembly, federation

  2. congressnoun

    The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives, and the Senate.

    Synonyms:
    parliament, federation, assembly, legislature

  3. Congressnoun

    A two-year session of these bodies, commencing after a Federal election and ending before the next one.

    Synonyms:
    assembly, parliament, federation, legislature

  4. congressnoun

    (often capitalized: Congress) A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.

    Synonyms:
    Capitol Hill, parliament, federation, legislature, assembly

  5. congressnoun

    An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.

    The National Congress of American Indians

    Synonyms:
    federation, parliament, legislature, assembly

  6. congressnoun

    Sexual intercourse.

    Synonyms:
    federation, assembly, legislature, parliament

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms5.0 / 3 votes

  1. congress

    Synonyms:
    parliament, council, conclave, assembly, synod, legislature, convention

    Antonyms:
    cabal, conclave, mob

Princeton's WordNet1.8 / 4 votes

  1. Congress, United States Congress, U.S. Congress, US Congressnoun

    the legislature of the United States government

    Synonyms:
    relation, carnal knowledge, intercourse, coitus, sexual relation, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, copulation, sex act, coition

  2. congressnoun

    a meeting of elected or appointed representatives

    Synonyms:
    relation, carnal knowledge, intercourse, coitus, sexual relation, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, copulation, sex act, coition

  3. congressnoun

    a national legislative assembly

    Synonyms:
    relation, carnal knowledge, intercourse, coitus, sexual relation, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, copulation, sex act, coition

  4. sexual intercourse, intercourse, sex act, copulation, coitus, coition, sexual congress, congress, sexual relation, relation, carnal knowledgenoun

    the act of sexual procreation between a man and a woman; the man's penis is inserted into the woman's vagina and excited until orgasm and ejaculation occur

    Synonyms:
    relation, relative, social intercourse, recounting, carnal knowledge, relation back, intercourse, coitus, sexual relation, sexual congress, telling, sexual intercourse, copulation, sex act, coition

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Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. congressnoun

    Synonyms:
    meeting, assembly, convention, council, diet, convocation, synod

  2. congressnoun

    Synonyms:
    national legislature (of the U. S.), senate and House of Representatives

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How to use congress in a sentence?

  1. Harry S Truman:

    If you tell Congress everything about the world situation, they get hysterical. If you tell them nothing, they go fishing.

  2. Mark Twain:

    Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of congress but I repeat myself.

  3. Gene Dodaro:

    Under the law, which was passed in 1974... the President can propose to Congress to rescind the money. The only way that would hold is if Congress says, yes, we agree. And Congress has 45 days to respond, what this opinion says is if Comptroller General Gene Dodaro try to withhold the money, and don't give Congress the 45 days, and the money expires toward the end of the year, that's not a proper rescission.

  4. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz:

    The very first step for any deal, good or bad, should be submitting it to Congress, and the President making the case both to Congress and to the American people why this advances the national security interests of the United States, now everything President Obama has said up to this date has suggested that he is going to do everything he can to circumvent Congress.

  5. Wasserman Schultz:

    As one of the first female combat veterans to serve in Congress and the first American Samoan and Hindu member of Congress, Congresswoman Gabbard is a role model who embodies the American ideal that anyone can dream big and make a difference, she is also a colleague in Congress and a friend, and I look forward to continuing to work alongside her when our Party unites behind whoever emerges as our nominee.


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