Dictionary
con•gress
Pronunciation: (
—n.kong'gris;
—v.kun-gres', kung-), [key]—
n.
1. (
cap.)
a. the national legislative body of the U.S., consisting of the Senate, or upper house, and the House of Representatives, or lower house, as a continuous institution.
b. this body as it exists for a period of two years during which it has the same membership:
the 96th Congress.
c. a session of this body:
to speak in Congress.
2. the national legislative body of a nation, esp. of a republic.
3. a formal meeting or assembly of representatives for the discussion, arrangement, or promotion of some matter of common interest.
4. the act of coming together; an encounter; meeting.
5. an association, esp. one composed of representatives of various organizations.
6. familiar relations; dealings; intercourse.
7. coitus; sexual intercourse.
—
v.i.
to assemble together; meet in congress.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
