NOUN | group | Congress, United States Congress, U.S. Congress, US Congress | the legislature of the United States government |
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group | congress | a meeting of elected or appointed representatives / representatives / representatives | |
group | congress | a national legislative assembly | |
act | congress, meeting, coming together | the social act of assembling for some common purpose |
Sounds | kaa'nggrahs | |
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Rhymes | abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs... |
Meaning | The legislature of the United States government. | |
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Synonyms | United States Congress, U.S. Congress, US Congress | |
Member of | legislative branch | The branch of the United States government that has the power of legislating |
Members | United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives, US House of Representatives, House of Representatives, U.S. House, US House | The lower legislative house of the United States Congress |
United States Senate, U.S. Senate, US Senate, Senate | The upper house of the United States Congress | |
Broader | legislature, legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers | persons who make or amend or repeal laws |
Spanish | Congreso de EEUU, Congreso de Estados Unidos, Congreso, congreso | |
Catalan | congrés dels Estats Units, congrés |
Meaning | A meeting of elected or appointed representatives / representatives / representatives. | |
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Narrower | Continental Congress | The legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel colonies who met during and after the American Revolution |
Broader | meeting, group meeting | A formally arranged gathering |
Spanish | congreso | |
Catalan | congrés |
Meaning | A national legislative assembly. | |
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Broader | legislature, legislative assembly, legislative body, general assembly, law-makers | persons who make or amend or repeal laws |
Spanish | Congreso, congreso | |
Catalan | congrés | |
Adjectives | congressional | of or relating to congress / congress |
Meaning | The social act of assembling for some common purpose. | |
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Synonyms | meeting, coming together | |
Narrower | rendezvous | A meeting planned at a certain time and place |
session | A meeting devoted to a particular activity | |
socialization, socialisation, socializing, socialising | The act of meeting for social purposes | |
visit | The act of going to see some person in a professional capacity | |
visit | The act of visiting in an official capacity (as for an inspection) | |
visit | The act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time | |
Broader | assembly, assemblage, gathering | The social act of assembling |
Spanish | acto carnal, acto sexual, coito, coitus, concúbito, copulación, cópula, encuentro, relaciones sexuales, relación, relación sexual, reunión | |
Catalan | acte carnal, acte sexual, coit, concúbit, copulació, còpula, relació sexual, trobada |
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