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# congress

noun (a congress, congresses; Congress)

«congress» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. (Congress, US) The group of people elected to make laws in the USA, made up of the Senate and the House of Representatives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congress/#m1)
2. A large formal meeting of representatives from many groups or countries: a medical congress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congress/#m2)
3. A law-making body in some other countries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congress/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons about the USA, Congress passes laws, and the President signs them. In news, a congress is a big conference. Phrases: in Congress, member of Congress, Congress passed a law, a world congress.

### Examples

- Congress meets in the Capitol building in Washington, D.C. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congress/#x1)
- The new law was passed by Congress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congress/#x2)
- A member of Congress visited our school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congress/#x3)
- Doctors from many countries met at an international congress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congress/#x4)
- Congress has two parts: the Senate and the House of Representatives. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congress/#x5)
- The UK has Parliament instead of Congress. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congress/#x6)
- On the wall hung a large colored print, representing the congress of Vienna, and all the kings and emperors at once. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congress/#x7)

### Note

Capital C for the US law-making body; small c for a big meeting. Adjective: congressional. Other countries have a parliament (UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) or the Dáil (Ireland).

## In Jewish tradition

In history and citizenship lessons about the USA, Congress passes laws, and the President signs them. In news, a congress is a big conference. Phrases: in Congress, member of Congress, Congress passed a law, a world congress.

### Examples

- At the International Mathematical Congress held in Paris in 1900, Cantor suggested that zero was pro- bably in use among the Babylonians as early as 1700 B. (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914)) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/congress/#x1)

### Note

Capital C for the US law-making body; small c for a big meeting. Adjective: congressional. Other countries have a parliament (UK, Australia, Canada, New Zealand) or the Dáil (Ireland).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «congress» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/congress/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«congress» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/congress.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «congress» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/C/congress/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«congress» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/congress.html) on Mova free.