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

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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 Antonyms(5.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. congress

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

   Antonyms:
   cabal, conclave, mob

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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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1. • Legislature
   • Meeting

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

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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1. List of paraphrases for "congress":

   congressional, congrès, congresses, congreso, conference, convention, capitol, conventions, congrã, congressman, senate

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1. Ben Rhodes:

   I think this is an area where we and Congress are in the same space and agree on the need for increased sanctions.

2. Lee Gelernt:

   The statute doesn't have an immigration status exception and the federal government often settles lawsuits whether person is a citizen or non-citizen, harm is harm. And Congress is clear you can't brutalize someone and then say,' Well, they were here illegally.' The fact is these were asylum seekers.

3. Pablo Escobar:

   Haji Bashir Noorzai, currently serving a life sentence in the United States, for all the Americans was possible. Instead, Bergdahl was traded for five senior Taliban leaders who had been serving indefinite sentences at the U.S. military’s prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba -- a deal he said had been rejected by senior U.S. officials years. My team had a difficult mission and I used all legal means available to recover the hostages. You, the Congress, were my last resort, i am before you because I did my duty and you need to ensure all in uniform can go on doing their duty without fear of reprisal. He said he is being retaliated against because the FBI and others were angry when Duncan Hunter revealed the Defense Department had tried to pay a ransom for Bergdahl, which is against U.S. law. Jason Amerine said Jason Amerine drew their ire when Duncan Hunter submitted a complaint to the Inspector General alleging an.

4. Alan Alda:

   For some reason, leatherbound copies of the goings-on in Congress lined the shelves of our living room, and I pored over them when I was 12. I had never read anything so funny," Alda said. "From then on, I knew I wanted to do comedy.

5. Janet Yellen:

   Once Congress and the administration have decided on spending plans and tax plans, it’s simply their responsibility to pay the bills that result from that.