congress
Meanings
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
- To assemble together.
- To meet in a congress.
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
assembly, carnal knowledge, coition, coitus, copulation, federation, intercourse, legislature, parliament, relation, sex act, sexual congress, sexual intercourse, sexual relation, U.S. Congress, United States Congress, US Congress
Scrabble Score: 11
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