congress

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Synonyms: ingress, confess, compress, congest, mongrels, ogress, congreve, songless, congees, congrats, congresses

Antonyms: ingress, confess, compress, congest, mongrels, ogress, congreve, songless, congees, congrats, congresses

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Noun

1. A formal [[gathering]] or [[assembly]] of persons; a [[conference]] held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
2. {{lb|en|often|capitalized}} A [[legislative body]] of a state, originally the [[bicameral]] [[legislature]] of the [[United States of America]].
3. An [[association]], especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
4. {{senseid|en|Q5873}} {{lb|en|dated}} [[coitus|Coitus]]: [[sexual intercourse]].
5. {{lb|en|archaic}} A coming together of two or more people; a [[meeting]].
6. {{lb|en|rare|countable|collective}} A group of [[baboon]]s.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[assemble]] together.
2. To meet in a congress.

Proper noun

1. {{lb|en|US politics}} The two legislative bodies of the United States: the [[House of Representatives]] and the [[Senate]].
2. {{lb|en|Philippine politics}} The {{w|Congress of the Philippines|legislature of the Philippines}}.
3. {{lb|en|India|Indian politics}} {{clipping of|en|{{w|Indian National Congress}}}}

Proper noun

1. {{place|en|CDP|co/Yavapai County|s/Arizona|c/USA}}.
2. {{place|en|village|co/Wayne County|s/Ohio|c/USA}}.
3. {{place|en|hamlet|rurmun/Stonehenge|No. 73,|p/Saskatchewan|c/Canada}}.

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