Definition of CONGRESS

congress

Plural: congresses

Noun

  • the legislature of the United States government
  • a meeting of elected or appointed representatives
  • a national legislative assembly
  • 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
  • A coming together of two or more people; a meeting.
  • A formal gathering or assembly; a conference held to discuss or decide on a specific question.
  • A legislative body of a state, originally the bicameral legislature of the United States of America.
  • An association, especially one consisting of other associations or representatives of interest groups.
  • Coitus; sexual intercourse.
  • A group of baboons; the collective noun for baboons.

Verb

Verb Forms: congressed, congressing, congresses

  • To assemble or come together in a formal meeting.
  • To assemble together.
  • To meet in a congress.

Examples

  • The letters seemed to CONGRESS perfectly to form ’QUARTZ’ on the triple word score.
  • The National Congress of American Indians

Origin / Etymology

From Latin congress(um), the past participle of congredior (“I go, come together”), itself from con- + gradior (“I go, step”). The verb is from the noun.
Compare typologically coven, convent, convention, several steps omitting from con- + veniō, Russian сход (sxod), схо́дка (sxódka), akin to сходи́ться (sxodítʹsja), ходи́ть (xodítʹ). Also compare Czech sjezd, Russian съезд (sʺjezd), akin to съезжа́ться (sʺjezžátʹsja), е́здить (jézditʹ). Also compare conference.

Synonyms

carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, copulation, intercourse, relation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, U.S. Congress, United States Congress, US Congress, assembly, federation, legislature, parliament

Scrabble Score: 11

congress: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
congress: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
congress: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

congress: valid Words With Friends Word