Pronunciations (3)
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ˈkɑŋɡɹəs
Pronunciation notes
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ˈkɒŋˌɡɹɛs
Pronunciation notes
- GB
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kənˈɡɹɛs
Proper noun
The two legislative bodies of the United States: the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Usage- US usage
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The bill was stewarded through Congress to the President.
He pitched his budget proposal to Congress.
The legislature of the Philippines.
Usage- Philippine
The legislature of the Philippines. The House of Representatives of the Philippines.
Usage- Philippine
Proper noun
A census-designated place in Yavapai County, Arizona, United States.
A village in Wayne County, Ohio, United States.
A hamlet in the Rural Municipality of Stonehenge, No. 73, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Noun
A two-year session of the Congress, commencing after a Federal election and ending before the next one.
Usage- US usage
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More examples (1)
Two regular sessions of our federal legislative body are called a Congress, and Congresses have been numbered consecutively since the first one met in 1789. The first two sessions were called the first Congress; […]
Noun
the legislature of the United States government